Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Corning. Our analysis of options history for Corning revealed 13 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 46% of traders were bullish, while 30% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 2 were puts, with a value of $272,070, and 11 were calls, valued at $624,591.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $42.0 to $115.0 for Corning over the last 3 months.
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Corning stands at 793.85, with a total volume reaching 1,726.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Corning, situated within the strike price corridor from $42.0 to $115.0, throughout the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLW | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 1.7K | 675 | ||||||
| GLW | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 309 | 62 | ||||||
| GLW | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 23 | 82 | ||||||
| GLW | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 87 | 39 | ||||||
| GLW | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 398 | 403 |
Corning is a leader in materials science, specializing in the production of glass, ceramics, and optical fiber. The firm supplies its products for a wide range of applications, from flat-panel displays in televisions to gasoline particulate filters in automobiles to optical fiber for broadband access, with a leading share in many of its end markets.
With a volume of 2,947,468, the price of GLW is up 0.28% at $86.86.
RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
Next earnings are expected to be released in 12 days.
4 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $87.25.
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* An analyst from Morgan Stanley persists with their Equal-Weight rating on Corning, maintaining a target price of $75.
* An analyst from UBS persists with their Buy rating on Corning, maintaining a target price of $91.
* An analyst from Mizuho has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Corning, which currently sits at a price target of $90.
* An analyst from Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Corning, which currently sits at a price target of $93.
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