Johnson Johnson Stock Options

JNJ Stock  USD 152.87  1.72  1.14%   
Johnson Johnson's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.31 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.45 over 50 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 468, with calls trading at the volume of 2.7 K. This yields a 0.17 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Johnson Johnson Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

Johnson Johnson'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 Johnson Johnson

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

Johnson Johnson In The Money Call Balance

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

Johnson Current Options Market Mood

Johnson Johnson'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 Johnson 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 Johnson Johnson's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Johnson Johnson'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 Johnson contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Johnson Johnson will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0194% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Johnson Johnson trading at USD 152.87, that is roughly USD 0.0296. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Johnson Johnson's daily price movement you should consider buying Johnson Johnson options at the current volatility level of 0.31%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Johnson Johnson 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" Johnson calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Johnson Johnson stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Johnson Johnson Option Chain

When Johnson Johnson's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Johnson Johnson 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.
Johnson Johnson's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Johnson. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Johnson. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Johnson Johnson 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
JNJ250417C00080000180.070.4 - 70.9568.1In
Call
JNJ250417C001000001100.049.5 - 51.144.75In
Call
JNJ250417C001200007120.030.2 - 31.232.19In
Call
JNJ250417C001250004125.025.45 - 26.319.4In
Call
JNJ250417C0013000066130.020.8 - 21.1523.5In
Call
JNJ250417C0013500011135.015.9 - 16.4518.6In
Call
JNJ250417C00140000977140.011.8 - 12.012.02In
Call
JNJ250417C001450001381145.07.9 - 8.18.25In
Call
JNJ250417C001500003332150.04.8 - 4.95.1Out
Call
JNJ250417C001550004029155.02.45 - 2.82.7Out
Call
JNJ250417C001600006321160.01.16 - 1.271.2Out
Call
JNJ250417C001650002488165.00.42 - 0.510.51Out
Call
JNJ250417C00170000634170.00.13 - 0.290.24Out
Call
JNJ250417C001750001172175.00.05 - 0.150.14Out
Call
JNJ250417C001800001106180.00.03 - 0.130.07Out
Call
JNJ250417C0018500084185.00.0 - 0.480.06Out
Call
JNJ250417C00190000516190.00.0 - 1.180.06Out
Call
JNJ250417C0019500022195.00.0 - 0.60.14Out
Call
JNJ250417C00200000377200.00.0 - 0.580.06Out
Call
JNJ250417C002100007210.00.0 - 0.50.05Out
Call
JNJ250417C002200007220.00.0 - 0.780.12Out
Call
JNJ250417C002300000230.00.0 - 0.770.05Out
 Put
JNJ250417P00080000180.00.0 - 0.670.1Out
 Put
JNJ250417P00085000285.00.0 - 0.690.14Out
 Put
JNJ250417P00090000190.00.0 - 0.730.18Out
 Put
JNJ250417P000950001795.00.0 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
JNJ250417P0010000021100.00.0 - 0.20.04Out
 Put
JNJ250417P00105000158105.00.0 - 0.240.12Out
 Put
JNJ250417P001100003110.00.03 - 0.641.0Out
 Put
JNJ250417P00115000603115.00.04 - 0.160.09Out
 Put
JNJ250417P0012000093120.00.07 - 0.340.13Out
 Put
JNJ250417P00125000175125.00.19 - 0.290.26Out
 Put
JNJ250417P00130000969130.00.38 - 0.940.39Out
 Put
JNJ250417P001350001422135.00.66 - 0.710.68Out
 Put
JNJ250417P001400001910140.01.23 - 1.31.24Out
 Put
JNJ250417P001450001534145.02.27 - 2.442.31Out
 Put
JNJ250417P001500002074150.04.15 - 4.354.05Out
 Put
JNJ250417P00155000638155.06.95 - 7.357.0In
 Put
JNJ250417P00160000337160.09.95 - 12.010.78In
 Put
JNJ250417P00165000102165.015.3 - 16.921.15In
 Put
JNJ250417P0017000016170.020.15 - 20.925.8In
 Put
JNJ250417P001750000175.024.1 - 25.916.4In
 Put
JNJ250417P001800000180.029.0 - 32.218.4In
 Put
JNJ250417P001850000185.034.9 - 36.031.06In
 Put
JNJ250417P001900000190.039.75 - 40.9536.16In
 Put
JNJ250417P001950000195.043.4 - 45.841.18In
 Put
JNJ250417P002000000200.048.5 - 51.048.5In
 Put
JNJ250417P002100000210.058.3 - 60.858.3In
 Put
JNJ250417P002200000220.068.45 - 70.668.45In
 Put
JNJ250417P002300000230.078.55 - 81.4578.55In

Johnson Johnson Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Johnson Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

83.04 Billion

At this time, Johnson Johnson's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

Johnson Johnson Corporate Directors

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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.89)
Earnings Share
5.79
Revenue Per Share
36.428
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.052
Return On Assets
0.084
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