SJW Group Stock Options

SJW Stock  USD 52.14  0.34  0.65%   
SJW Group's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.51 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 7.33 over 22 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

SJW Group option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in SJW Group's lending market. For example, when SJW Group's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on SJW Group, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting SJW Group stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows SJW Group'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. SJW Group's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for SJW Group's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on SJW Group

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

SJW Group Common In The Money Call Balance

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

SJW Current Options Market Mood

SJW Group'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 SJW 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 SJW Group's options investors are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. SJW Group'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. Using current SJW Group's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.

Rule 16 of the current SJW contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that SJW Group Common will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0319% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With SJW Group trading at USD 52.14, that is roughly USD 0.0166. If you think that the market is fully incorporating SJW Group's daily price movement you should consider buying SJW Group Common options at the current volatility level of 0.51%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing SJW Group 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" SJW calls. Remember, the seller must deliver SJW Group Common stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

SJW Group Option Chain

When SJW Group's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against SJW Group Common 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.
SJW Group's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on SJW. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for SJW. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a SJW Group 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
SJW250620C00090000090.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
SJW250620C00085000085.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
SJW250620C00080000080.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
SJW250620C00075000075.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
SJW250620C00070000070.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
SJW250620C00065000065.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
SJW250620C00060000060.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
SJW250620C00055000055.00.0 - 5.06.0Out
Call
SJW250620C00050000250.01.5 - 6.52.2In
Call
SJW250620C00045000145.05.5 - 10.56.0In
 Put
SJW250620P00035000235.00.0 - 0.450.45Out
 Put
SJW250620P00040000840.00.0 - 5.00.3Out
 Put
SJW250620P00045000145.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
SJW250620P000500001150.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
SJW250620P00055000055.01.0 - 6.05.44In
 Put
SJW250620P00060000060.05.1 - 10.05.1In
 Put
SJW250620P00065000065.010.1 - 15.010.1In
 Put
SJW250620P00070000070.015.1 - 20.015.1In
 Put
SJW250620P00075000075.020.1 - 25.020.1In
 Put
SJW250620P00080000080.025.1 - 30.025.1In
 Put
SJW250620P00085000085.030.2 - 35.030.2In
 Put
SJW250620P00090000090.035.1 - 40.035.1In

SJW Group Market Cap Over Time

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SJW Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.44 Billion

At this time, SJW Group's Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

SJW Group Corporate Directors

Katharine ArmstrongIndependent DirectorProfile
Carl GuardinoIndependent DirectorProfile
Mary HanleyIndependent DirectorProfile
Daniel MoreIndependent DirectorProfile

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