Universal Electronics Stock Options
| UEIC Stock | USD 10.72 0.17 1.56% |
Universal Electronics' latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 2.63. The Universal Electronics option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Universal Electronics option contracts. It shows all of Universal Electronics' listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Universal Electronics
Analyzing Universal Electronics' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Universal Electronics regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Universal Electronics' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Universal Electronics' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Universal Electronics' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Universal Electronics' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Universal Electronics common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Universal stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Universal Electronics' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
The current year's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is expected to grow to about 12.3 M, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 172.8 M. Universal Electronics In The Money Call Balance
When Universal Electronics' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Universal Electronics stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Universal Electronics' 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 Universal Electronics 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.
Universal Current Options Market Mood
Universal Electronics' 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 Universal 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 Universal Electronics' options investors are not very successful. Universal Electronics' 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 Universal contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Universal Electronics will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.16% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Universal Electronics trading at USD 10.72, that is roughly USD 0.0176. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Universal Electronics' daily price movement you should consider buying Universal Electronics options at the current volatility level of 2.63%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Universal Electronics 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" Universal calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Universal Electronics stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Universal Electronics Option Chain
When Universal Electronics' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Universal Electronics 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.
Universal Electronics' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Universal. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Universal. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Universal Electronics 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 | UEIC250117C00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 6.1 - 10.9 | 6.1 | In |
Call | UEIC250117C00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.5 - 8.3 | 3.5 | In |
Call | UEIC250117C00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 1.0 - 5.9 | 1.0 | In |
Call | UEIC250117C00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.4 - 5.0 | 0.4 | In |
Call | UEIC250117C00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | UEIC250117C00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | UEIC250117C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Call | UEIC250117C00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | UEIC250117P00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | UEIC250117P00005000 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | UEIC250117P00007500 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | UEIC250117P00010000 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Put | UEIC250117P00012500 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | In |
Put | UEIC250117P00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 1.9 - 6.5 | 1.9 | In |
Put | UEIC250117P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 4.3 - 9.0 | 4.3 | In |
Put | UEIC250117P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 6.8 - 11.5 | 6.8 | In |
Universal Total Stockholder Equity
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Universal Electronics Corporate Management
| Dr Sheridan | Senior Engineering | Profile | |
| Arsham Hatambeiki | Senior Technology | Profile | |
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Is Consumer Electronics 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 Universal Electronics. If investors know Universal 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 Universal Electronics 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 (0.42) | Earnings Share (2.05) | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.05) | Return On Assets |
The market value of Universal Electronics is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Universal that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Universal Electronics' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Universal Electronics' 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 Universal Electronics' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Universal Electronics' 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 Universal Electronics' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Universal Electronics is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Universal Electronics' 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.