Lear Stock Options

LEA Stock  USD 94.32  0.14  0.15%   
Lear's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.51 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.15 over 42 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The Lear option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Lear Corporation option contracts. It shows all of Lear's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

Lear 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 Lear 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, Lear's 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 Lear

Analyzing Lear's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Lear regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Lear's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Lear's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Lear's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Lear's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Lear common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Lear stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Lear's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Lear's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is expected to grow to about 85 M, whereas Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is forecasted to decline to about 9.1 B.

Lear In The Money Call Balance

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

Lear Current Options Market Mood

Lear'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 Lear 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 Lear'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. Lear'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 Lear contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Lear Corporation will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0319% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Lear trading at USD 94.32, that is roughly USD 0.0301. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Lear's daily price movement you should consider buying Lear Corporation options at the current volatility level of 0.51%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Lear 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" Lear calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Lear Corporation stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Lear Option Chain

When Lear's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lear Corporation 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.
Lear's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Lear. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Lear. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Lear 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
LEA250321C00075000675.018.0 - 22.931.58In
Call
LEA250321C00080000280.014.5 - 18.521.23In
Call
LEA250321C00085000185.09.7 - 14.028.65In
Call
LEA250321C00090000190.07.3 - 9.320.0In
Call
LEA250321C000950004095.03.0 - 5.74.7Out
Call
LEA250321C00100000155100.02.2 - 3.62.9Out
Call
LEA250321C00105000111105.01.4 - 2.952.0Out
Call
LEA250321C0011000073110.00.8 - 2.51.95Out
Call
LEA250321C00115000116115.00.2 - 2.551.4Out
Call
LEA250321C0012000040120.00.05 - 1.90.9Out
Call
LEA250321C00125000316125.00.0 - 0.851.57Out
Call
LEA250321C00130000335130.00.0 - 1.50.92Out
Call
LEA250321C001350003135.00.0 - 0.750.15Out
Call
LEA250321C001400003140.00.0 - 0.751.4Out
Call
LEA250321C001450000145.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
LEA250321C001500000150.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
Call
LEA250321C001550000155.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
LEA250321C001600000160.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
LEA250321C001650000165.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
LEA250321C001700000170.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
LEA250321C001750000175.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
LEA250321P00070000170.00.15 - 0.81.11Out
 Put
LEA250321P000750001575.00.25 - 2.01.35Out
 Put
LEA250321P000800003180.00.55 - 1.71.3Out
 Put
LEA250321P000850006485.00.25 - 2.753.6Out
 Put
LEA250321P0009000067090.01.7 - 4.15.03Out
 Put
LEA250321P0009500013795.05.2 - 6.36.75In
 Put
LEA250321P00100000363100.06.8 - 11.49.3In
 Put
LEA250321P0010500065105.010.2 - 14.915.1In
 Put
LEA250321P0011000021110.014.4 - 19.018.41In
 Put
LEA250321P0011500013115.020.0 - 22.820.4In
 Put
LEA250321P001200007120.024.2 - 27.124.55In
 Put
LEA250321P001300000130.033.5 - 36.933.5In
 Put
LEA250321P001350000135.038.9 - 43.038.9In
 Put
LEA250321P001400000140.043.9 - 47.843.9In
 Put
LEA250321P001450000145.049.8 - 52.849.8In
 Put
LEA250321P001500000150.053.9 - 57.853.9In
 Put
LEA250321P001550000155.058.9 - 62.858.9In
 Put
LEA250321P001600000160.063.9 - 67.863.9In
 Put
LEA250321P001650000165.068.9 - 72.868.9In
 Put
LEA250321P001700000170.073.9 - 77.773.9In
 Put
LEA250321P001750000175.079.0 - 82.879.0In

Lear Market Cap Over Time

   Market Cap   
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Lear Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

5.94 Billion

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

Lear Corporate Directors

Roger KroneIndependent DirectorProfile
MeiWei ChengIndependent DirectorProfile
Jonathan FosterIndependent DirectorProfile
Mary JepsenIndependent DirectorProfile
When determining whether Lear offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Lear'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 Lear Corporation Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Lear Corporation Stock:
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.071
Dividend Share
3.08
Earnings Share
9.51
Revenue Per Share
410.529
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.03)
The market value of Lear is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Lear that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Lear's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Lear'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 Lear's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Lear'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 Lear's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Lear is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Lear'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.