CarGurus Stock Options Expiring on 21st of February

CARG Stock  USD 38.49  0.70  1.85%   
CarGurus' latest option contracts expiring on February 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.67 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.3 over 47 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on February 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 3.0, with calls trading at the volume of 154. This yields a 0.02 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against February 21st 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows CarGurus' 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. CarGurus' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for CarGurus' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

CarGurus Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-02-21 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as CarGurus close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, CarGurus' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

CarGurus In The Money Call Balance

When CarGurus' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against CarGurus stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying CarGurus' 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 CarGurus 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.

CarGurus Current Options Market Mood

CarGurus' 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 CarGurus 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

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of CarGurus' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. CarGurus' 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 CarGurus contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that CarGurus will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0419% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With CarGurus trading at USD 38.49, that is roughly USD 0.0161. If you think that the market is fully incorporating CarGurus' daily price movement you should consider buying CarGurus options at the current volatility level of 0.67%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

CarGurus Option Chain

When CarGurus' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against CarGurus 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.
CarGurus' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on CarGurus. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for CarGurus. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a CarGurus 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
CARG250221C00020000120.018.2 - 20.313.24In
Call
CARG250221C000230001123.014.8 - 17.36.79In
Call
CARG250221C000250001925.012.9 - 15.312.5In
Call
CARG250221C00026000526.011.7 - 14.44.83In
Call
CARG250221C00027000627.010.8 - 13.44.95In
Call
CARG250221C00028000128.09.7 - 12.48.92In
Call
CARG250221C00029000429.08.8 - 11.58.06In
Call
CARG250221C000300003230.08.4 - 10.37.71In
Call
CARG250221C000310003931.07.4 - 9.56.78In
Call
CARG250221C000320004932.05.9 - 8.54.7In
Call
CARG250221C000330002333.05.6 - 7.44.64In
Call
CARG250221C000340007734.04.8 - 6.04.6In
Call
CARG250221C000350002135.03.9 - 5.93.75In
Call
CARG250221C000360002636.03.2 - 3.83.0In
Call
CARG250221C000370004237.02.5 - 2.82.27In
Call
CARG250221C000380001138.01.9 - 3.01.71In
Call
CARG250221C00039000339.01.35 - 1.91.16Out
Call
CARG250221C00040000940.00.9 - 1.151.0Out
Call
CARG250221C00041000541.00.6 - 0.80.55Out
Call
CARG250221C00042000442.00.35 - 0.60.2Out
Call
CARG250221C00043000443.00.2 - 0.40.2Out
Call
CARG250221C0004400040444.00.0 - 0.30.15Out
Call
CARG250221C000450005045.00.05 - 0.20.4Out
Call
CARG250221C00046000046.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
 Put
CARG250221P00018000118.00.0 - 0.11.1Out
 Put
CARG250221P00022000222.00.0 - 1.351.55Out
 Put
CARG250221P00023000623.00.0 - 0.30.58Out
 Put
CARG250221P00025000225.00.0 - 0.90.7Out
 Put
CARG250221P00026000126.00.0 - 0.951.35Out
 Put
CARG250221P000280007128.00.0 - 0.750.05Out
 Put
CARG250221P00030000630.00.0 - 0.750.3Out
 Put
CARG250221P00031000531.00.0 - 1.40.4Out
 Put
CARG250221P000320004532.00.1 - 0.40.42Out
 Put
CARG250221P00033000733.00.2 - 0.30.73Out
 Put
CARG250221P000340001734.00.2 - 0.450.55Out
 Put
CARG250221P000350002835.00.0 - 0.60.7Out
 Put
CARG250221P000360004236.00.6 - 0.80.76Out
 Put
CARG250221P00037000437.00.7 - 1.11.0Out
 Put
CARG250221P00038000638.01.25 - 1.552.41Out
 Put
CARG250221P000390001039.01.75 - 2.053.8In
 Put
CARG250221P00040000040.02.15 - 2.652.15In
 Put
CARG250221P00041000041.02.95 - 3.32.95In
 Put
CARG250221P00042000042.03.5 - 4.03.5In
 Put
CARG250221P00043000043.03.9 - 5.43.9In
 Put
CARG250221P00044000044.04.9 - 6.44.9In
 Put
CARG250221P00045000045.05.8 - 7.55.8In
 Put
CARG250221P00046000046.06.8 - 9.66.8In

CarGurus Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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CarGurus Market Cap Over Time

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CarGurus Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

359.56 Million

At this time, CarGurus' Total Stockholder Equity is most likely to increase significantly in the upcoming years.

CarGurus Corporate Management

Andrea EldridgeChief OfficerProfile
Elisa PalazzoPrincipal OfficerProfile
Dafna SarnoffChief OfficerProfile
Javier ZamoraGeneral SecretaryProfile
Brad RosenfeldExecutive CommercializationProfile
Kirndeep SinghVP RelationsProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.265
Earnings Share
(0.45)
Revenue Per Share
8.361
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.054
Return On Assets
0.0563
The market value of CarGurus is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of CarGurus that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of CarGurus' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is CarGurus' 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 CarGurus' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect CarGurus' 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 CarGurus' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if CarGurus is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, CarGurus' 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.