Andersons Stock Options

ANDE Stock  USD 41.68  0.27  0.64%   
Andersons' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.79 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.86 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Andersons' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Andersons' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Andersons' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Andersons

Analyzing Andersons' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Andersons regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Andersons' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Andersons' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Andersons' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Andersons' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Andersons common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Andersons stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Andersons' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Andersons' Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Other Stockholder Equity is expected to grow to about 455.2 M, whereas Common Stock Total Equity is forecasted to decline to about 111.4 K.

Andersons In The Money Call Balance

When Andersons' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against The Andersons stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Andersons' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on The Andersons are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Andersons Current Options Market Mood

Andersons' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Andersons Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Andersons' options investors are not very successful. Andersons' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Andersons contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that The Andersons will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0494% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Andersons trading at USD 41.68, that is roughly USD 0.0206. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Andersons' daily price movement you should consider buying The Andersons options at the current volatility level of 0.79%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Andersons options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Andersons calls. Remember, the seller must deliver The Andersons stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Andersons Option Chain

When Andersons' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against The Andersons stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Andersons' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Andersons. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Andersons. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Andersons against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
ANDE250321C00030000030.09.8 - 14.59.8In
Call
ANDE250321C00035000035.05.4 - 10.05.4In
Call
ANDE250321C00040000440.01.25 - 5.95.0In
Call
ANDE250321C00045000545.00.0 - 4.82.2Out
Call
ANDE250321C000500005450.00.0 - 0.60.6Out
Call
ANDE250321C000550003255.00.0 - 4.80.3Out
Call
ANDE250321C000600001360.00.0 - 4.80.95Out
Call
ANDE250321C00065000665.00.0 - 4.80.5Out
Call
ANDE250321C00070000670.00.0 - 4.80.56Out
Call
ANDE250321C00075000475.00.0 - 4.80.7Out
 Put
ANDE250321P00030000030.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
ANDE250321P000350003035.00.15 - 1.650.5Out
 Put
ANDE250321P000400002240.00.0 - 4.81.54Out
 Put
ANDE250321P000450002345.01.7 - 6.44.28In
 Put
ANDE250321P000500002950.08.1 - 8.86.16In
 Put
ANDE250321P00055000355.011.2 - 15.89.36In
 Put
ANDE250321P00060000060.016.0 - 20.816.0In
 Put
ANDE250321P00065000065.021.1 - 26.021.1In
 Put
ANDE250321P00070000070.026.0 - 30.926.0In
 Put
ANDE250321P00075000075.031.2 - 35.931.2In

Andersons Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Andersons Market Cap Over Time

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Andersons Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.55 Billion

At present, Andersons' Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Andersons Corporate Management

Christine CastellanoGeneral VPProfile
Michael HoelterCorporate ControllerProfile
Sarah ZibbelExecutive OfficerProfile
William KruegerPres ProcessingProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
1.857
Dividend Share
0.75
Earnings Share
3.49
Revenue Per Share
334.204
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.28)
The market value of Andersons is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Andersons that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Andersons' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Andersons' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Andersons' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Andersons' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Andersons' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Andersons is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Andersons' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.