CRI250117C00050000 Option on Carters

CRI Stock  USD 35.57  6.55  15.55%   
Carters' latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.79 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.04 over 47 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more puts than calls on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 43.0, with calls trading at the volume of 48.0. This yields a 0.9 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Carters Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

Carters' 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, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

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

Analyzing Carters' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Carters regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Carters' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Carters' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Carters' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Carters In The Money Call Balance

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

Carters Current Options Market Mood

Carters' 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 Carters 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 Carters' options investors are not very successful. Carters' 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 Carters contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Carters will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0494% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Carters trading at USD 35.57, that is roughly USD 0.0176. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Carters' daily price movement you should consider buying Carters 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 Carters 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" Carters calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Carters stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Carters Option Chain

When Carters' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Carters 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.
Carters' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Carters. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Carters. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Carters 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
CRI250620C00095000295.00.0 - 0.80.05Out
Call
CRI250620C000900001590.00.0 - 0.70.1Out
Call
CRI250620C00085000085.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
Call
CRI250620C00080000080.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
Call
CRI250620C00075000075.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
Call
CRI250620C00072500572.50.0 - 1.350.9Out
Call
CRI250620C000700001670.00.0 - 1.351.25Out
Call
CRI250620C00067500367.50.0 - 1.351.65Out
Call
CRI250620C00065000365.00.0 - 1.350.29Out
Call
CRI250620C000625005462.50.0 - 1.350.32Out
Call
CRI250620C000600005160.00.0 - 0.50.1Out
Call
CRI250620C000575005357.50.0 - 1.353.1Out
Call
CRI250620C0005500012255.00.0 - 0.450.3Out
Call
CRI250620C0005250017052.50.0 - 1.450.5Out
Call
CRI250620C0005000024250.00.0 - 1.80.75Out
Call
CRI250620C000475003047.50.2 - 0.750.4Out
Call
CRI250620C000450003845.00.4 - 1.01.7Out
Call
CRI250620C0004250016342.50.4 - 1.751.15Out
Call
CRI250620C000400009440.01.05 - 2.63.75Out
Call
CRI250620C000375003137.51.45 - 3.85.2Out
Call
CRI250620C00035000835.02.5 - 5.34.04In
Call
CRI250620C00032500132.54.4 - 6.95.57In
Call
CRI250620C00030000130.04.9 - 7.824.8In
 Put
CRI250620P00095000095.057.7 - 61.657.7In
 Put
CRI250620P00090000090.052.7 - 56.852.7In
 Put
CRI250620P00085000085.047.8 - 51.047.8In
 Put
CRI250620P00080000080.042.8 - 46.742.8In
 Put
CRI250620P00075000075.037.8 - 41.937.8In
 Put
CRI250620P00072500072.535.4 - 39.319.35In
 Put
CRI250620P00070000070.032.9 - 36.816.11In
 Put
CRI250620P00067500067.530.4 - 34.330.4In
 Put
CRI250620P00065000765.027.9 - 31.821.9In
 Put
CRI250620P00062500162.525.4 - 29.512.12In
 Put
CRI250620P00060000460.023.3 - 25.75.9In
 Put
CRI250620P000575005257.521.1 - 23.48.5In
 Put
CRI250620P0005500010255.019.5 - 21.913.46In
 Put
CRI250620P0005250015652.516.2 - 18.811.77In
 Put
CRI250620P000500003550.014.7 - 16.48.8In
 Put
CRI250620P000475002847.512.4 - 14.88.39In
 Put
CRI250620P000450002745.010.0 - 12.55.8In
 Put
CRI250620P000425007442.58.0 - 10.48.2In
 Put
CRI250620P0004000052040.05.2 - 8.24.2In
 Put
CRI250620P000375001537.54.4 - 6.64.4In
 Put
CRI250620P000350005035.01.5 - 4.03.2Out
 Put
CRI250620P000325005032.52.05 - 3.52.15Out
 Put
CRI250620P000300001830.01.0 - 2.051.45Out
 Put
CRI250620P00027500527.50.85 - 1.350.95Out

Carters Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Carters Market Cap Over Time

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Carters Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

645.99 Million

As of now, Carters' Total Stockholder Equity is increasing as compared to previous years.

Carters Corporate Directors

Richard NollIndependent DirectorProfile
David PulverLead Independent DirectorProfile
Gretchen PriceIndependent DirectorProfile
Jevin EagleIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Carters. If investors know Carters will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Carters listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.41)
Dividend Share
3.2
Earnings Share
5.12
Revenue Per Share
80.061
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.002
The market value of Carters is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Carters that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Carters' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Carters' 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 Carters' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Carters' 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 Carters' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Carters is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Carters' 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.