Community Trust Stock Options

CTBI Stock  USD 53.80  0.68  1.28%   
Community Trust's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.52 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.39 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

Community Trust Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Community Trust's 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 Community Trust

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

Community Trust Bancorp In The Money Call Balance

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

Community Current Options Market Mood

Community Trust's 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 Community 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 Community Trust's options investors are not very successful. Community Trust's 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 Community contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Community Trust Bancorp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0325% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Community Trust trading at USD 53.8, that is roughly USD 0.0175. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Community Trust's daily price movement you should consider buying Community Trust Bancorp options at the current volatility level of 0.52%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Community Trust 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" Community calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Community Trust Bancorp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Community Trust Option Chain

When Community Trust's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Community Trust Bancorp 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.
Community Trust's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Community. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Community. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Community Trust 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
CTBI250321C00035000035.016.5 - 21.016.5In
Call
CTBI250321C00040000340.011.2 - 16.012.75In
Call
CTBI250321C00045000045.07.0 - 11.57.0In
Call
CTBI250321C00050000550.04.0 - 5.110.18In
Call
CTBI250321C000550003855.00.2 - 4.96.35Out
Call
CTBI250321C000600001860.00.0 - 2.550.9Out
Call
CTBI250321C00065000165.00.0 - 1.851.0Out
Call
CTBI250321C00070000170.00.0 - 2.00.75Out
Call
CTBI250321C00075000075.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
CTBI250321C00080000080.00.0 - 2.02.0Out
 Put
CTBI250321P00035000035.00.0 - 1.81.8Out
 Put
CTBI250321P00040000240.00.0 - 1.92.05Out
 Put
CTBI250321P00045000145.00.0 - 2.32.1Out
 Put
CTBI250321P000500002050.00.8 - 1.61.15Out
 Put
CTBI250321P00055000355.01.5 - 5.53.89In
 Put
CTBI250321P00060000060.05.5 - 9.25.5In
 Put
CTBI250321P00065000065.010.0 - 14.110.0In
 Put
CTBI250321P00070000070.015.4 - 19.015.0In
 Put
CTBI250321P00075000075.020.1 - 24.020.1In
 Put
CTBI250321P00080000080.025.0 - 29.525.0In

Community Trust Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Community Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

847.92 Million

As of now, Community Trust's Total Stockholder Equity is increasing as compared to previous years.
When determining whether Community Trust Bancorp offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Community Trust's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Community Trust Bancorp Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Community Trust Bancorp Stock:
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Is Regional Banks 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 Community Trust. If investors know Community 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 Community Trust 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
0.07
Earnings Share
4.61
Revenue Per Share
12.645
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.057
Return On Assets
0.0136
The market value of Community Trust Bancorp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Community that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Community Trust's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Community Trust's 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 Community Trust's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Community Trust's 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 Community Trust's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Community Trust is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Community Trust's 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.