DLHC250221P00010000 Option on DLH Holdings Corp
| DLHC Stock | USD 4.46 0.14 3.04% |
DLH Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.96 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.92 over 16 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025.
Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows DLH 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. DLH Holdings' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for DLH Holdings' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on DLH Holdings
Analyzing DLH Holdings' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in DLH Holdings regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when DLH Holdings' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money DLH Holdings' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with DLH Holdings' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
DLH Holdings' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of DLH Holdings Corp common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell DLH stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If DLH Holdings' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, DLH Holdings' Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is expected to grow to about 379.6 M, whereas Common Stock Total Equity is forecasted to decline to 9,496. DLH Holdings Corp In The Money Call Balance
When DLH Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against DLH Holdings Corp stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying DLH 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 DLH Holdings Corp 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.
DLH Current Options Market Mood
DLH 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 DLH 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
Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of DLH Holdings' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. DLH 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 DLH contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that DLH Holdings Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.12% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With DLH Holdings trading at USD 4.46, that is roughly USD 0.005464. If you think that the market is fully incorporating DLH Holdings' daily price movement you should consider buying DLH Holdings Corp options at the current volatility level of 1.96%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing DLH 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" DLH calls. Remember, the seller must deliver DLH Holdings Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
DLH Holdings Option Chain
When DLH Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against DLH Holdings Corp 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.
DLH Holdings' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on DLH. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for DLH. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a DLH 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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | DLHC250516C00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | DLHC250516C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | DLHC250516C00015000 | 3 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | DLHC250516C00012500 | 5 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.18 | Out |
Call | DLHC250516C00010000 | 64 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | DLHC250516C00007500 | 40 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | DLHC250516C00005000 | 7 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 0.35 | 2.85 | Out |
Call | DLHC250516C00002500 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.7 - 2.15 | 6.4 | In |
Put | DLHC250516P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 15.3 - 16.3 | 15.3 | In |
Put | DLHC250516P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 12.8 - 13.9 | 12.8 | In |
Put | DLHC250516P00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 10.3 - 11.4 | 7.06 | In |
Put | DLHC250516P00012500 | 1 | 12.5 | 7.8 - 8.6 | 4.4 | In |
Put | DLHC250516P00010000 | 120 | 10.0 | 4.7 - 5.6 | 2.67 | In |
Put | DLHC250516P00007500 | 1 | 7.5 | 2.2 - 3.9 | 0.97 | In |
Put | DLHC250516P00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | In |
Put | DLHC250516P00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.05 |
DLH Holdings Market Cap Over Time
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DLH Total Stockholder Equity
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DLH Holdings Corporate Executives
Elected by the shareholders, the DLH Holdings' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: DLH Holdings inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of DLH. The board's role is to monitor DLH Holdings' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. DLH Holdings' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, DLH Holdings' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Kathryn Johnbull | CFO and Treasurer | Profile | |
| Kathryn CPA | CFO Treasurer | Profile |
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Is Human Resource & Employment Services 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 DLH Holdings. If investors know DLH 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 DLH 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 (0.48) | Earnings Share 0.44 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.07) | Return On Assets |
The market value of DLH Holdings Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of DLH that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of DLH Holdings' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is DLH 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 DLH Holdings' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect DLH 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 DLH Holdings' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if DLH Holdings is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, DLH 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.