Genesco Stock Options Expiring on 21st of March

GCO Stock  USD 20.71  0.29  1.38%   
Genesco's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 2.3 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.45 over 26 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 70.0, with calls trading at the volume of 2.0. This yields a 35.0 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

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

Max pain occurs when Genesco's market makers reach a net positive position across all Genesco's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Genesco's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Genesco lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Genesco's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Genesco contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Genesco Stock moves the wrong way.

Genesco In The Money Call Balance

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

Genesco Current Options Market Mood

Genesco's 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 Genesco 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 Genesco's options investors are not very successful. Genesco's 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 Genesco contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Genesco will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.14% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Genesco trading at USD 20.71, that is roughly USD 0.0298. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Genesco's daily price movement you should consider buying Genesco options at the current volatility level of 2.3%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Genesco Option Chain

When Genesco's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Genesco 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.
Genesco's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Genesco. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Genesco. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Genesco 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
GCO250321C00065000065.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
Call
GCO250321C00060000060.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
Call
GCO250321C000550001155.00.0 - 0.050.2Out
Call
GCO250321C00050000550.00.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
GCO250321C0004500032745.00.0 - 0.250.04Out
Call
GCO250321C000400004240.00.0 - 0.150.25Out
Call
GCO250321C000350003135.00.0 - 0.250.05Out
Call
GCO250321C000300001130.00.0 - 0.250.5Out
Call
GCO250321C00025000825.00.0 - 0.251.62Out
Call
GCO250321C00022500022.50.3 - 0.41.4Out
Call
GCO250321C000175001017.53.5 - 5.120.75In
Call
GCO250321C00015000615.05.8 - 7.75.5In
Call
GCO250321C00012500612.58.1 - 10.614.6In
 Put
GCO250321P00065000065.043.3 - 44.943.3In
 Put
GCO250321P00060000060.038.4 - 40.538.4In
 Put
GCO250321P00055000055.033.3 - 35.033.3In
 Put
GCO250321P00050000050.028.3 - 30.528.3In
 Put
GCO250321P00045000845.023.4 - 24.521.3In
 Put
GCO250321P00040000040.018.4 - 19.414.1In
 Put
GCO250321P000350003035.013.6 - 14.111.7In
 Put
GCO250321P00030000130.08.4 - 9.47.5In
 Put
GCO250321P000250005825.03.8 - 4.34.5In
 Put
GCO250321P0002250018822.51.7 - 1.92.25In
 Put
GCO250321P0002000029520.00.45 - 0.550.65Out
 Put
GCO250321P000175006417.50.1 - 0.20.15Out
 Put
GCO250321P000150002015.00.0 - 0.050.08Out

Genesco Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Genesco Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

422.81 Million

At this time, Genesco's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Genesco Corporate Directors

Kathleen MasonIndependent DirectorProfile
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Matthew DiamondLead Independent DirectorProfile
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Is Specialty Retail 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 Genesco. If investors know Genesco 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 Genesco 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
0.272
Earnings Share
(1.80)
Revenue Per Share
214.568
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.009
Return On Assets
0.0079
The market value of Genesco is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Genesco that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Genesco's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Genesco's 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 Genesco's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Genesco's 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 Genesco's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Genesco is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Genesco's 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.