Today’s tickers: HAIN, GNW & K
HAIN - Hain Celestial Group, Inc. – Bearish options are changing hands on theprovider of natural and organic food products today, with shares in Hain Celestial Group down 1.5% on the session to stand at $52.90 as of 12:40 p.m. ET. Downside put buyers on the operator of well-known brands, including Celestial Seasonings, Terra and Arrowhead Mills, among others, may be bracing for shares in the name to extend losses following the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report in February. The most active option contracts on Hain today are the Feb. $50 strike puts, with more than 5,000 lots in play versus open interests of 1,247 contracts. It looks like most of the $50 strike puts were purchased this morning for an average premium of $2.30 apiece. The trader or traders buying the puts may profit at expiration should HAIN shares drop 10% from the current price of $52.90 to breach the average breakeven price of $47.70. Shares in Hain Celestial Group last traded below $47.70 back in May of 2012. The company is scheduled to present at the 15th Annual ICR XChange in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday.
GNW - Genworth Financial, Inc. – Shares in Genworth Financial, Inc. reached their highest level since March 2012 this morning after the insurer announced plans to separate much of the company from its mortgage guaranty unit. The price of GNW shares jumped14% to an intraday high of $9.27 in the early going, sparking heavy trading traffic in upside call options on the name during the first half of the session. Traders positioning for Genworth’s shares to extend gains during the next two trading sessions snapped up January expiry call options. The $9.0 strike calls are seeing the most volume, with upwards of 6,400 in-the-money contracts in play versus open interest of 2,575 contracts. Time and sales data suggests most of the calls were purchased for an average premium of $0.14 apiece, thus positioning buyers to profit should GNW shares exceed the average breakeven price of $9.14 at expiration this week. Bullish positioning on…
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