DXP Enterprises Stock Options

DXPE Stock  USD 101.29  1.77  1.72%   
DXP Enterprises' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.67 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.65 over 29 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 1.0, with calls trading at the volume of 6.0. This yields a 0.17 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

DXP Enterprises Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 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 DXP Enterprises 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, DXP Enterprises' 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 DXP Enterprises

Analyzing DXP Enterprises' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in DXP Enterprises regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when DXP Enterprises' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money DXP Enterprises' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with DXP Enterprises' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
DXP Enterprises' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of DXP Enterprises common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell DXP stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If DXP Enterprises' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, DXP Enterprises' Common Stock Total Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is expected to grow to about 1.4 B, whereas Other Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 77.6 M.

DXP Enterprises In The Money Call Balance

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

DXP Current Options Market Mood

DXP Enterprises' 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 DXP 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 DXP Enterprises' options investors are not very successful. DXP Enterprises' 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 DXP contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that DXP Enterprises will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0419% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With DXP Enterprises trading at USD 101.29, that is roughly USD 0.0424. If you think that the market is fully incorporating DXP Enterprises' daily price movement you should consider buying DXP Enterprises 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.
  
Purchasing DXP Enterprises 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" DXP calls. Remember, the seller must deliver DXP Enterprises stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

DXP Enterprises Option Chain

When DXP Enterprises' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against DXP Enterprises 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.
DXP Enterprises' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on DXP. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for DXP. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a DXP Enterprises 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
DXPE250321C00080000180.021.0 - 25.025.0In
Call
DXPE250321C00090000390.013.0 - 16.415.26In
Call
DXPE250321C00095000295.010.0 - 13.516.1In
Call
DXPE250321C0010000010100.07.2 - 11.010.03In
Call
DXPE250321C001050002105.05.0 - 9.06.85Out
Call
DXPE250321C001100001110.03.0 - 7.57.03Out
Call
DXPE250321C001150002115.02.0 - 6.04.15Out
Call
DXPE250321C001200005120.01.15 - 5.02.0Out
Call
DXPE250321C001250002125.00.55 - 4.92.86Out
Call
DXPE250321C001300002130.00.0 - 4.82.23Out
Call
DXPE250321C001350006135.00.0 - 4.81.5Out
Call
DXPE250321C001400001140.00.0 - 4.81.35Out
Call
DXPE250321C001450000145.00.05 - 4.90.05Out
Call
DXPE250321C001500000150.00.05 - 4.90.05Out
Call
DXPE250321C001550000155.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
DXPE250321P000800001080.00.7 - 2.851.6Out
 Put
DXPE250321P00090000390.02.1 - 6.05.05Out
 Put
DXPE250321P001000001100.06.1 - 10.06.75Out
 Put
DXPE250321P001050002105.09.1 - 12.910.5In
 Put
DXPE250321P001100004110.012.6 - 14.312.5In
 Put
DXPE250321P001150004115.015.4 - 20.015.4In
 Put
DXPE250321P001200000120.019.1 - 23.919.1In
 Put
DXPE250321P001250000125.023.6 - 28.023.6In
 Put
DXPE250321P001300000130.027.9 - 32.527.9In
 Put
DXPE250321P001350000135.032.6 - 37.032.6In
 Put
DXPE250321P001400000140.037.4 - 41.537.4In
 Put
DXPE250321P001450000145.042.3 - 46.542.3In
 Put
DXPE250321P001500000150.047.1 - 51.547.1In
 Put
DXPE250321P001550000155.051.6 - 56.451.6In

DXP Enterprises Market Cap Over Time

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DXP Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

459.91 Million

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

DXP Enterprises Corporate Management

Todd HamlinSr. VP of Service CentersProfile
David SantosVP OfficerProfile
Christopher GregoryChief VPProfile
Paz MaestasSenior OfficerProfile
David SrSenior OperationsProfile
Wick NorbertVP ControllerProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.365
Earnings Share
3.88
Revenue Per Share
108.784
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.128
Return On Assets
0.0751
The market value of DXP Enterprises is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of DXP that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of DXP Enterprises' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is DXP Enterprises' 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 DXP Enterprises' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect DXP Enterprises' 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 DXP Enterprises' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if DXP Enterprises is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, DXP Enterprises' 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.