ST Bancorp Stock Options

STBA Stock  USD 37.33  0.14  0.38%   
ST Bancorp's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.31. The ST Bancorp option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current ST Bancorp option contracts. It shows all of ST Bancorp's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

ST Bancorp Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as ST Bancorp close to expiration to expire worthless. So, 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, ST Bancorp's 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 ST Bancorp

Analyzing ST Bancorp's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in ST Bancorp regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when ST Bancorp's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money ST Bancorp's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with ST Bancorp's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
ST Bancorp's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of ST Bancorp common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell STBA stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If ST Bancorp's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, ST Bancorp's 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 11.5 B, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 31.9 M.

STBA Current Options Market Mood

ST Bancorp'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 STBA 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 Volume

Unfortunately, most ST Bancorp's options investors are not very successful. ST Bancorp'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 STBA contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that ST Bancorp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0194% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With ST Bancorp trading at USD 37.33, that is roughly USD 0.007233. If you think that the market is fully incorporating ST Bancorp's daily price movement you should consider buying ST Bancorp options at the current volatility level of 0.31%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing ST Bancorp 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" STBA calls. Remember, the seller must deliver ST Bancorp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

ST Bancorp Option Chain

When ST Bancorp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ST Bancorp 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.
ST Bancorp's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on STBA. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for STBA. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a ST Bancorp 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
STBA250117C00017500017.523.0 - 28.023.0Out
Call
STBA250117C00020000020.020.6 - 25.520.6Out
Call
STBA250117C00022500022.518.1 - 23.018.1Out
Call
STBA250117C00025000025.015.6 - 20.515.6Out
Call
STBA250117C00030000030.011.1 - 16.011.1Out
Call
STBA250117C00035000035.07.0 - 11.57.0Out
Call
STBA250117C00040000140.03.1 - 8.03.1Out
Call
STBA250117C00045000045.00.5 - 5.50.5Out
Call
STBA250117C00050000050.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
Call
STBA250117C00055000055.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
STBA250117P00017500017.50.0 - 4.04.0Out
 Put
STBA250117P00020000020.00.0 - 4.04.0Out
 Put
STBA250117P00022500022.50.0 - 4.14.1Out
 Put
STBA250117P00025000025.00.0 - 4.14.1Out
 Put
STBA250117P00030000030.00.0 - 4.24.2Out
 Put
STBA250117P00035000035.00.0 - 4.44.4Out
 Put
STBA250117P00040000040.00.1 - 5.00.1Out
 Put
STBA250117P00045000045.02.0 - 7.02.0Out
 Put
STBA250117P00050000050.08.1 - 13.08.1In
 Put
STBA250117P00055000055.013.1 - 18.013.1In

ST Bancorp Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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ST Bancorp Market Cap Over Time

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STBA Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.55 Billion

At present, ST Bancorp's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

ST Bancorp Corporate Management

Richard FiscusExecutive VP, Retail Banking Division Manager and Market ExecutiveProfile
Deidre WilsonSenior OfficerProfile
Krista MartiniVice MarketingProfile
Christopher McComishCEO DirectorProfile
When determining whether ST Bancorp offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of ST Bancorp's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of St Bancorp Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on St Bancorp Stock:
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Is Regional Banks 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 ST Bancorp. If investors know STBA 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 ST Bancorp 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
(0.02)
Dividend Share
0.33
Earnings Share
3.51
Revenue Per Share
10.107
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.014
The market value of ST Bancorp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of STBA that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of ST Bancorp's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is ST Bancorp'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 ST Bancorp's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect ST Bancorp'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 ST Bancorp's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if ST Bancorp is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, ST Bancorp'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.