Benzinga | Dec 17, 2021 11:06AM EST

What Are Whales Doing With Costco Wholesale

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Costco Wholesale.

Looking at options history for Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) we detected 12 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 41% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 58% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $410,040 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $676,748.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $450.0 to $555.0 for Costco Wholesale over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

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 Costco Wholesale's 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 Costco Wholesale's whale activity within a strike price range from $450.0 to $555.0 in the last 30 days.

Costco Wholesale Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:



Symbol PUT/ Trade Sentiment Exp. Strike Total Trade Open Volume CALL Type Date Price Price InterestCOST CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/ $550.00 $244.8K 557 0 23COST CALL TRADE BEARISH 02/18/ $450.00 $189.0K 0 0 22COST PUT SWEEP BULLISH 12/31/ $555.00 $180.2K 75 307 21COST PUT SWEEP BEARISH 04/14/ $550.00 $85.1K 95 0 22COST CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/17/ $475.00 $84.8K 423 8 21

Where Is Costco Wholesale Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 1,044,220.00, the price of COST is down -0.13% at $551.89.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 76 days.

What The Experts Say On Costco Wholesale:

* Citigroup has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Costco Wholesale, which currently sits at a price target of $540.

* Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Costco Wholesale, which currently sits at a price target of $565.

* Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Costco Wholesale, which currently sits at a price target of $570.

* Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Costco Wholesale, which currently sits at a price target of $560.

* Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Costco Wholesale, which currently sits at a price target of $600.

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