Rivian Automotive Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:RIVN)

Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN - Get Free Report) saw some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Traders acquired 317,915 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 102% compared to the typical daily volume of 157,642 call options.

Rivian Automotive Stock Up 13.7 %

Rivian Automotive stock traded up $1.45 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $12.03. The stock had a trading volume of 118,659,336 shares, compared to its average volume of 39,305,289. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $11.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.39. Rivian Automotive has a one year low of $8.26 and a one year high of $24.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 5.09 and a quick ratio of 4.01. The company has a market capitalization of $12.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.15 and a beta of 2.04.

Insider Buying and Selling at Rivian Automotive

In other news, CEO Robert J. Scaringe sold 83,333 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.68, for a total value of $1,139,995.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 886,526 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,127,675.68. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other Rivian Automotive news, CFO Claire Mcdonough sold 3,210 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.57, for a total value of $43,559.70. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 392,662 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,328,423.34. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Robert J. Scaringe sold 83,333 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.68, for a total transaction of $1,139,995.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 886,526 shares in the company, valued at $12,127,675.68. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 169,876 shares of company stock worth $2,153,551 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.51% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Rivian Automotive by 1.7% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 36,684 shares of the electric vehicle automaker's stock valued at $492,000 after acquiring an additional 604 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its position in Rivian Automotive by 30.7% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,852 shares of the electric vehicle automaker's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 670 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Rivian Automotive by 28.0% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,470 shares of the electric vehicle automaker's stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 760 shares in the last quarter. Certuity LLC boosted its stake in shares of Rivian Automotive by 8.1% in the second quarter. Certuity LLC now owns 10,831 shares of the electric vehicle automaker's stock valued at $145,000 after buying an additional 815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanders Morris Harris LLC boosted its stake in shares of Rivian Automotive by 8.9% in the second quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC now owns 10,105 shares of the electric vehicle automaker's stock valued at $136,000 after buying an additional 823 shares in the last quarter. 66.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price objective on shares of Rivian Automotive from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of Rivian Automotive from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and set a $20.00 price objective on shares of Rivian Automotive in a report on Friday, November 8th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Rivian Automotive from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Rivian Automotive from $16.00 to $12.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $15.68.

About Rivian Automotive

Rivian Automotive, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles and accessories. The company offers consumer vehicles, including a two-row, five-passenger pickup truck under the R1T brand, a three-row, seven-passenger sport utility vehicle under the R1S name.

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