Lumentum Holdings Stock Options

LITE Stock  USD 88.70  2.33  2.70%   
Lumentum Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.06 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.54 over 63 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 287, with calls trading at the volume of 287. This yields a 0.56 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

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

Lumentum Holdings Maximum Pain Price across 2024-12-20 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 Lumentum Holdings 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, Lumentum Holdings' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Lumentum Holdings' option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Lumentum Holdings' stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Lumentum Holdings' stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given Lumentum option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Lumentum Holdings

Analyzing Lumentum Holdings' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Lumentum Holdings regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Lumentum Holdings' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Lumentum Holdings' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Lumentum Holdings' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Lumentum Holdings' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Lumentum Holdings common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Lumentum stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Lumentum Holdings' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Lumentum Holdings' Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. Sale Purchase Of Stock is expected to grow at the current pace this year, whereas Other Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 924.1 M.

Lumentum Holdings In The Money Call Balance

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

Lumentum Current Options Market Mood

Lumentum Holdings' 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 Lumentum 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 Lumentum Holdings' options investors are not very successful. Lumentum Holdings' 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 Lumentum contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Lumentum Holdings will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0663% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Lumentum Holdings trading at USD 88.7, that is roughly USD 0.0588. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Lumentum Holdings' daily price movement you should consider buying Lumentum Holdings options at the current volatility level of 1.06%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Lumentum Holdings 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" Lumentum calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Lumentum Holdings stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Lumentum Holdings Option Chain

When Lumentum Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lumentum Holdings 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.
Lumentum Holdings' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Lumentum. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Lumentum. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Lumentum Holdings 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 25102024-12-2028.4 - 29.632.5In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 3212024-12-2017.5 - 18.814.1In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 3512024-12-2014.1 - 14.612.1In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 371852024-12-2050.1 - 53.836.6In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 40862024-12-2013.8 - 16.27.6In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 421182024-12-2045.3 - 48.844.99In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 452162024-12-2042.3 - 46.341.72In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 471742024-12-2040.1 - 43.926.8In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 503042024-12-2038.3 - 41.336.11In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 523482024-12-2034.9 - 38.814.15In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 553482024-12-2032.6 - 35.632.3In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 572742024-12-2030.1 - 33.128.5In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 6010022024-12-2027.5 - 30.327.0In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 622182024-12-2025.3 - 28.224.93In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 656242024-12-2023.3 - 25.523.13In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 67452024-12-2021.0 - 22.719.8In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 702132024-12-2018.8 - 20.316.5In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 72152024-12-2015.3 - 17.711.5In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 751372024-12-2013.9 - 15.19.1In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 77192024-12-2011.7 - 13.08.1In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 806102024-12-2010.0 - 10.57.4In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 8292024-12-208.0 - 8.45.8In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 852682024-12-206.2 - 6.64.6In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 87182024-12-204.6 - 5.04.7In
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 904122024-12-203.4 - 3.73.5Out
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 921152024-12-202.45 - 2.652.25Out
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 953632024-12-201.7 - 1.851.65Out
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 1001852024-12-200.7 - 0.90.8Out
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 1051402024-12-200.25 - 0.40.7Out
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 1102512024-12-200.0 - 0.750.05Out
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 115102024-12-200.0 - 0.750.18Out
Call
LITE Option Call 20-12-2024 130102024-12-200.0 - 0.050.1Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 20172024-12-200.05 - 0.00.1Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 22402024-12-200.05 - 1.551.33Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 2702024-12-200.4 - 0.01.1Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 30552024-12-200.0 - 0.050.05Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 32882024-12-200.0 - 0.650.1Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 35462024-12-200.0 - 2.20.4Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 3710172024-12-200.0 - 0.050.05Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 4002024-12-200.0 - 0.250.25Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 422652024-12-200.0 - 0.750.2Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 452152024-12-200.0 - 0.750.2Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 47352024-12-200.6 - 0.750.99Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 506142024-12-200.0 - 0.750.05Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 523452024-12-200.0 - 0.050.05Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 55792024-12-200.0 - 0.50.03Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 571442024-12-200.0 - 0.10.07Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 60382024-12-200.0 - 0.050.05Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 62912024-12-200.0 - 0.750.18Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 65502024-12-200.0 - 0.750.47Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 67422024-12-200.0 - 0.750.46Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 701492024-12-200.1 - 0.50.22Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 72712024-12-200.1 - 0.450.25Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 75352024-12-200.15 - 0.350.45Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 77272024-12-200.35 - 0.50.63Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 80772024-12-200.6 - 0.80.8Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 82132024-12-201.05 - 1.31.15Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 85402024-12-201.8 - 1.852.2Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 8782024-12-202.5 - 2.82.75Out
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 90532024-12-203.7 - 4.15.4In
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 9512024-12-206.8 - 7.58.31In
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 10032024-12-2011.0 - 12.216.5In
 Put
LITE Option Put 20-12-2024 11002024-12-2019.9 - 22.523.1In

Lumentum Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.15 Billion

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

Lumentum Holdings Corporate Management

Jae EsqGeneral VPProfile
Misha RozenbergExecutive OfficerProfile
Andrea MilaniVP SalesProfile
Matthew SepeChief Accounting OfficerProfile
Ralph LouraVP OfficerProfile
Caroline PanSenior OfficerProfile
When determining whether Lumentum Holdings is a strong investment it is important to analyze Lumentum Holdings' competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Lumentum Holdings' future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Lumentum Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Is Communications Equipment 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 Lumentum Holdings. If investors know Lumentum 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 Lumentum Holdings 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
0.711
Earnings Share
(8.31)
Revenue Per Share
20.362
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.061
Return On Assets
(0.05)
The market value of Lumentum Holdings is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Lumentum that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Lumentum Holdings' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Lumentum Holdings' 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 Lumentum Holdings' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Lumentum Holdings' 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 Lumentum Holdings' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Lumentum Holdings is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Lumentum Holdings' 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.