Weis Markets Stock Options

WMK Stock  USD 67.98  0.10  0.15%   
Weis Markets' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.53 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.69 over 21 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Weis Markets

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

Weis Markets In The Money Call Balance

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

Weis Current Options Market Mood

Weis Markets' 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 Weis 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 Weis Markets' options investors are not very successful. Weis Markets' 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 Weis contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Weis Markets will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0331% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Weis Markets trading at USD 67.98, that is roughly USD 0.0225. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Weis Markets' daily price movement you should consider buying Weis Markets options at the current volatility level of 0.53%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Weis Markets 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" Weis calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Weis Markets stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Weis Markets Option Chain

When Weis Markets' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Weis Markets 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.
Weis Markets' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Weis. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Weis. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Weis Markets 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
WMK250417C000350001035.028.6 - 33.539.28In
Call
WMK250417C00060000060.05.0 - 9.85.0In
Call
WMK250417C00065000165.01.6 - 6.54.9In
Call
WMK250417C00070000470.00.0 - 5.05.54Out
Call
WMK250417C00075000075.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
WMK250417C00080000180.00.0 - 5.01.45Out
Call
WMK250417C00085000085.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
WMK250417C00090000090.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
WMK250417C00095000095.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
WMK250417C001000000100.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
WMK250417C001050000105.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
WMK250417P000600001060.00.0 - 5.02.7Out
 Put
WMK250417P00065000065.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
WMK250417P00070000170.02.6 - 7.54.7In
 Put
WMK250417P00075000075.06.6 - 11.56.6In
 Put
WMK250417P00080000080.011.5 - 16.411.5In
 Put
WMK250417P00085000085.016.7 - 21.016.7In
 Put
WMK250417P00090000090.021.9 - 26.521.9In
 Put
WMK250417P00095000095.026.5 - 31.426.5In
 Put
WMK250417P001000000100.031.5 - 36.431.5In
 Put
WMK250417P001050000105.036.5 - 41.436.5In

Weis Markets Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Weis Markets Market Cap Over Time

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Weis Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

854.38 Million

At this time, Weis Markets' Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

Weis Markets Corporate Management

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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.116
Dividend Share
1.36
Earnings Share
3.56
Revenue Per Share
176.946
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.022
The market value of Weis Markets is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Weis that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Weis Markets' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Weis Markets' 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 Weis Markets' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Weis Markets' 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 Weis Markets' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Weis Markets is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Weis Markets' 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.