Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Seagate Technology Hldgs ( STX ). Our analysis of options history for Seagate Technology Hldgs ( STX ) revealed 13 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 46% of traders were bullish, while 23% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 3 were puts, with a value of $217,620, and 10 were calls, valued at $723,649.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $50.0 to $350.0 for Seagate Technology Hldgs ( STX ) over the last 3 months.
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Seagate Technology Hldgs's ( STX ) options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Seagate Technology Hldgs's ( STX ) whale activity within a strike price range from $50.0 to $350.0 in the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STX | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| STX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 7 | 50 | ||||||
| STX | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 539 | 89 | ||||||
| STX | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 969 | 59 | ||||||
| STX | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 167 | 117 |
Seagate Technology ( STX ) is a leading supplier of hard disk drives for data storage to the enterprise and consumer markets. It forms a practical duopoly in the market with its chief rival, Western Digital; they are both vertically integrated.
Currently trading with a volume of 887,106, the STX's price is down by -0.87%, now at $251.18.
RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.
Anticipated earnings release is in 56 days.
Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $234.0.
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* An analyst from Citigroup persists with their Buy rating on Seagate Technology Hldgs ( STX ), maintaining a target price of $275.
* An analyst from Benchmark persists with their Buy rating on Seagate Technology Hldgs ( STX ), maintaining a target price of $255.
* An analyst from Susquehanna has decided to maintain their Negative rating on Seagate Technology Hldgs ( STX ), which currently sits at a price target of $150.
* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Barclays continues to hold a Equal-Weight rating for Seagate Technology Hldgs ( STX ), targeting a price of $240.
* An analyst from Wells Fargo persists with their Equal-Weight rating on Seagate Technology Hldgs ( STX ), maintaining a target price of $250.
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