Sterling Construction Stock Options Expiring on 15th of August

STRL Stock  USD 241.33  6.32  2.55%   
Sterling Construction's latest option contracts expiring on August 15th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.7 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 5.83 over 45 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on August 15th 2025. The total put volume is at 61.0, with calls trading at the volume of 50.0. This yields a 1.22 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against August 15th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Sterling Construction'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. Sterling Construction's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Sterling Construction's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Sterling Construction Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-08-15 Option Contracts

Sterling Construction's 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, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

Sterling Construction In The Money Call Balance

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

Sterling Current Options Market Mood

Sterling Construction'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 Sterling 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

Unfortunately, most Sterling Construction's options investors are not very successful. Sterling Construction'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 Sterling contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Sterling Construction will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0438% per day over the life of the 2025-08-15 option contract. With Sterling Construction trading at USD 241.33, that is roughly USD 0.11. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Sterling Construction's daily price movement you should consider buying Sterling Construction options at the current volatility level of 0.7%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Sterling Construction Option Chain

When Sterling Construction's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Sterling Construction 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.
Sterling Construction's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Sterling. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Sterling. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Sterling Construction 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
STRL250815C0034000018340.00.0 - 1.950.55Out
Call
STRL250815C003300002330.00.05 - 2.250.75Out
Call
STRL250815C003200003320.00.25 - 2.951.38Out
Call
STRL250815C003100003310.00.4 - 3.61.5Out
Call
STRL250815C0030000023300.00.8 - 3.63.88Out
Call
STRL250815C002900005290.02.4 - 5.64.3Out
Call
STRL250815C0028000025280.04.6 - 7.36.08Out
Call
STRL250815C0027000054270.06.6 - 9.98.51Out
Call
STRL250815C0026000023260.010.3 - 12.811.4Out
Call
STRL250815C0025000045250.014.3 - 17.516.57Out
Call
STRL250815C0024000020240.019.7 - 22.626.05In
Call
STRL250815C0023000028230.025.3 - 28.627.75In
Call
STRL250815C0022000012220.032.2 - 35.838.9In
Call
STRL250815C0021000012210.040.2 - 43.846.35In
Call
STRL250815C0020000014200.048.9 - 52.750.7In
Call
STRL250815C001950008195.053.4 - 57.146.94In
Call
STRL250815C001750001175.071.6 - 76.155.83In
Call
STRL250815C001700001170.076.9 - 80.756.0In
Call
STRL250815C001450001145.0101.3 - 105.0108.3In
 Put
STRL250815P003400000340.090.9 - 94.490.9In
 Put
STRL250815P003300000330.080.8 - 84.680.8In
 Put
STRL250815P003200000320.071.2 - 75.071.2In
 Put
STRL250815P003100000310.061.6 - 65.561.6In
 Put
STRL250815P003000001300.052.4 - 56.279.6In
 Put
STRL250815P002900000290.043.6 - 47.343.6In
 Put
STRL250815P002800000280.035.7 - 39.035.7In
 Put
STRL250815P002700001270.028.2 - 30.729.05In
 Put
STRL250815P002600000260.021.6 - 25.021.6In
 Put
STRL250815P0025000010250.016.0 - 19.418.2In
 Put
STRL250815P0024000043240.011.1 - 13.912.0Out
 Put
STRL250815P0023000011230.07.4 - 9.07.7Out
 Put
STRL250815P00220000534220.03.6 - 6.35.7Out
 Put
STRL250815P0021000076210.02.55 - 4.63.4Out
 Put
STRL250815P0020000028200.01.15 - 3.32.48Out
 Put
STRL250815P00195000500195.00.7 - 3.83.87Out
 Put
STRL250815P00190000484190.01.15 - 2.61.55Out
 Put
STRL250815P001850001185.00.05 - 3.31.45Out
 Put
STRL250815P0018000013180.00.05 - 1.451.78Out
 Put
STRL250815P001750006175.00.05 - 2.150.84Out
 Put
STRL250815P001700001170.00.05 - 2.70.8Out
 Put
STRL250815P001650001165.00.0 - 2.40.48Out
 Put
STRL250815P001600004160.00.0 - 0.50.3Out
 Put
STRL250815P001550003155.00.0 - 1.60.3Out
 Put
STRL250815P001500001150.00.0 - 0.90.15Out
 Put
STRL250815P0014000018140.00.0 - 0.150.1Out

Sterling Construction Market Cap Over Time

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Sterling Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

848.49 Million

At this time, Sterling Construction's Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

Sterling Construction Corporate Executives

Elected by the shareholders, the Sterling Construction's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Sterling Construction inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Sterling. The board's role is to monitor Sterling Construction's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Sterling Construction's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Sterling Construction's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
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Is Construction & Engineering 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 Sterling Construction. If investors know Sterling 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 Sterling Construction 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
0.28
Earnings Share
8.56
Revenue Per Share
68.56
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.02)
Return On Assets
0.0907
The market value of Sterling Construction is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Sterling that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Sterling Construction's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Sterling Construction'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 Sterling Construction's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Sterling Construction'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 Sterling Construction's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Sterling Construction is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Sterling Construction'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.