Carters Stock Options

CRI Stock  USD 53.56  0.27  0.50%   
Carters' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.54 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.98 over 42 outstanding agreements suggesting . The Carters option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Carters option contracts. It shows all of Carters' listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

Carters Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Carters' 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, 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 Carters

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

Carters In The Money Call Balance

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

Carters Current Options Market Mood

Carters' 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 Carters 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 Carters' options investors are not very successful. Carters' 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 Carters contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Carters will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0338% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Carters trading at USD 53.56, that is roughly USD 0.0181. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Carters' daily price movement you should consider buying Carters options at the current volatility level of 0.54%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Carters 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" Carters calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Carters stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Carters Option Chain

When Carters' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Carters 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.
Carters' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Carters. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Carters. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Carters 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
CRI250321C00040000440.013.4 - 15.712.75In
Call
CRI250321C000425001342.510.0 - 13.010.29In
Call
CRI250321C00045000245.08.6 - 11.19.82In
Call
CRI250321C00047500147.56.4 - 9.47.43In
Call
CRI250321C000500002850.03.8 - 6.86.66In
Call
CRI250321C000525001752.52.45 - 4.23.7In
Call
CRI250321C000550005555.02.4 - 2.752.55Out
Call
CRI250321C000575001357.51.5 - 2.151.62Out
Call
CRI250321C000600004860.00.85 - 1.150.9Out
Call
CRI250321C000625006362.50.5 - 1.60.65Out
Call
CRI250321C0006500012965.00.2 - 0.650.4Out
Call
CRI250321C00067500467.50.0 - 0.450.85Out
Call
CRI250321C000700004470.00.0 - 0.750.4Out
Call
CRI250321C00072500872.50.0 - 0.750.4Out
Call
CRI250321C000750001175.00.0 - 0.750.8Out
Call
CRI250321C000800001880.00.0 - 0.751.45Out
Call
CRI250321C00085000385.00.0 - 2.11.52Out
Call
CRI250321C000900002590.00.0 - 0.51.1Out
Call
CRI250321C00095000095.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
CRI250321C001000003100.00.0 - 0.30.14Out
 Put
CRI250321P00035000235.00.0 - 0.750.25Out
 Put
CRI250321P00037500737.50.05 - 1.550.35Out
 Put
CRI250321P00040000940.00.05 - 2.450.86Out
 Put
CRI250321P00042500142.50.35 - 2.61.35Out
 Put
CRI250321P000450003245.00.6 - 1.21.3Out
 Put
CRI250321P000475002147.51.05 - 1.41.21Out
 Put
CRI250321P000500003350.01.45 - 2.53.2Out
 Put
CRI250321P000525005552.52.75 - 3.13.3Out
 Put
CRI250321P0005500020355.04.0 - 4.65.0In
 Put
CRI250321P000575003157.53.9 - 6.04.8In
 Put
CRI250321P000600005060.07.5 - 8.97.15In
 Put
CRI250321P00062500162.58.5 - 12.13.6In
 Put
CRI250321P000650002265.010.8 - 14.210.53In
 Put
CRI250321P00067500067.512.4 - 16.56.8In
 Put
CRI250321P000700001370.015.6 - 19.116.37In
 Put
CRI250321P00072500072.518.0 - 21.518.0In
 Put
CRI250321P00075000075.020.5 - 23.624.08In
 Put
CRI250321P00080000080.024.6 - 28.624.6In
 Put
CRI250321P00085000085.030.4 - 33.420.0In
 Put
CRI250321P00090000090.034.6 - 38.834.6In
 Put
CRI250321P00095000095.040.3 - 43.240.3In
 Put
CRI250321P001000000100.045.1 - 48.545.1In

Carters Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Carters Market Cap Over Time

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Carters Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

634.68 Million

As of now, Carters' Total Stockholder Equity is increasing as compared to previous years.

Carters Corporate Directors

Richard NollIndependent DirectorProfile
David PulverLead Independent DirectorProfile
Gretchen PriceIndependent DirectorProfile
Jevin EagleIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.09)
Dividend Share
3.15
Earnings Share
6.29
Revenue Per Share
79.591
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.04)
The market value of Carters is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Carters that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Carters' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Carters' 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 Carters' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Carters' 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 Carters' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Carters is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Carters' 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.