Pfizer Whale Trades Spotted

Someone with a lot of money to spend (and possibly insider knowledge) has taken a bullish stance on PfizerPFE.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with PFE, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 16 uncommon options trades for Pfizer.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50.0% bullish and 50.0%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $617,907, and 11 are calls, for a total amount of $2,726,303.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $33.0 to $45.0 for Pfizer over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Pfizer options trades today is 7349.0 with a total volume of 29,071.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Pfizer's big money trades within a strike price range of $33.0 to $45.0 over the last 30 days.

Pfizer Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Pfizer Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 11,460,676, the price of PFE is down -1.82% at $41.09.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 20 days.

What The Experts Say On Pfizer:

• SVB Leerink has decided to maintain their Market Perform rating on Pfizer, which currently sits at a price target of $50.0.
• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Pfizer, which currently sits at a price target of $48.0.

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