EHC251017C00080000 Option on Encompass Health Corp

EHC Stock  USD 108.39  1.61  1.46%   
EHC251017C00080000 is a PUT option contract on Encompass Health's common stock with a strick price of 80.0 expiring on 2025-10-17. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 86 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $27.7, and an ask price of $31.9. The implied volatility as of the 23rd of July is 86.0.
A put option written on Encompass Health becomes more valuable as the price of Encompass Health drops. Conversely, Encompass Health's put option loses its value as Encompass Stock rises.

Rule 16 of 2025-10-17 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that Encompass Health Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0285% per day over the life of the option. With Encompass Health trading at USD 108.39, that is roughly USD 0.0309. If you think that the market is fully understating Encompass Health's daily price movement you should consider buying Encompass Health Corp options at that current volatility level of 0.46%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

In The Money Call Option on Encompass Health

An 'In The Money' option is one with a strike price that the current stock price has already surpassed. Some options investors can hedge their Encompass Health positions using in-the-money options. They may also want to buy options with some intrinsic value, not just time value. However, because in-the-money options on Encompass Stock have intrinsic value and are priced higher than out-of-the-money options in the same chain, their volatilities are relatively smaller.
Call Contract NameEHC251017C00080000
Expires On2025-10-17
Days Before Expriration86
Delta0.933759
Vega0.066881
Gamma0.005236
Theoretical Value29.8
Open Interest2
Strike Price80.0
Last Traded At30.0
Current Price Spread27.7 | 31.9
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.0309

Encompass short PUT Option Greeks

Encompass Health's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-10-17 at a strike price of 80.0 measures the various factors that affect its cost and calculated using a theoretical options pricing model. It helps investors make more informed decisions about whether to trade this option contract or when to trade it. In addition to Encompass Health's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Encompass Health stock implied by the prices of the options on Encompass Health's stock.
Delta0.933759
Gamma0.005236
Theta-0.024306
Vega0.066881
Rho0.17021

Encompass long PUT Option Payoff at expiration

Put options written on Encompass Health grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Encompass Health at a specified price within a specified time frame. The put buyer has a limited loss and, while not fully unlimited gains, as the price of Encompass Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Encompass Health is like buying insurance aginst Encompass Health's downside shift.
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Encompass short PUT Option Payoff at expiration

By selling Encompass Health's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Encompass Health will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Encompass Health's put payoff at expiration depends on where the Encompass Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 109.8 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the breakeven price, the payoff is dropping and negative (the seller makes a loss). Above the breakeven price, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff increases in proportion to Encompass Health's price. Finally, at the strike price of 80.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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Encompass Health Corp Available Call Options

Encompass Health's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Encompass. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Encompass. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Encompass Health 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
EHC251017C001700000170.00.0 - 2.12.1Out
Call
EHC251017C001650000165.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
EHC251017C001600000160.00.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
EHC251017C001550000155.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
EHC251017C001500001150.00.0 - 2.352.35Out
Call
EHC251017C001450001145.00.0 - 2.452.45Out
Call
EHC251017C001400000140.00.0 - 2.652.65Out
Call
EHC251017C0013500035135.00.45 - 1.251.4Out
Call
EHC251017C0013000042130.00.05 - 3.23.06Out
Call
EHC251017C001250007125.00.5 - 2.854.94Out
Call
EHC251017C0012000029120.00.9 - 4.75.45Out
Call
EHC251017C0011500043115.03.2 - 4.04.0Out
Call
EHC251017C001100007110.04.4 - 7.313.95Out
Call
EHC251017C0010500034105.07.4 - 11.08.5In
Call
EHC251017C0010000013100.010.1 - 14.421.81In
Call
EHC251017C00090000290.018.5 - 22.418.5In
Call
EHC251017C00085000185.023.7 - 27.024.55In
Call
EHC251017C00080000280.027.7 - 31.930.0In

Encompass Health Corporate Directors

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When determining whether Encompass Health Corp offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Encompass Health'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 Encompass Health Corp Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Encompass Health Corp Stock:
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Is Health Care Providers & Services 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 Encompass Health. If investors know Encompass 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 Encompass Health 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
0.348
Dividend Share
0.66
Earnings Share
4.86
Revenue Per Share
55.085
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.106
The market value of Encompass Health Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Encompass that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Encompass Health's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Encompass Health'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 Encompass Health's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Encompass Health'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 Encompass Health's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Encompass Health is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Encompass Health'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.