Unusual Call Option Trade in BlackBerry (BB) Worth $101.00K

On April 3, 2023 at 09:43:31 ET an unusually large
$101.00K block of Call contracts in BlackBerry
(BB) was sold,
with a strike price of $5.00 / share, expiring in 291 days (on January 19, 2024).
Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 4.03 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 100.00 percentile of all recent large trades made in BB options.

This trade was first picked up on Fintel’s real time Unusual Option Trades
tool, where unusual option trades are highlighted.

Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 22.37% Downside

As of March 30, 2023,
the average one-year price target for BlackBerry is $3.54.
The forecasts range from a low of $2.80 to a high of $5.43.
The average price target represents a decrease of 22.37% from its latest reported closing price of $4.56.

See our leaderboard of companies with the largest price target upside.

The projected annual revenue for BlackBerry
is $781MM.

The projected annual non-GAAP EPS
is -$0.18.

What is the Fund Sentiment?

There are 328 funds or institutions reporting positions in BlackBerry.

This is a decrease
of
26
owner(s) or 7.34% in the last quarter.

Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to BB is 0.13%,
an increase
of 21.97%.

Total shares owned by institutions increased
in the last three months by 16.40% to 294,399K shares.

The put/call ratio of BB is 0.42, indicating a

bullish
outlook.

What are Large Shareholders Doing?

FIFTHDELTA
holds 57,924K shares

representing 9.95% ownership of the company.

In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 31,721K shares, representing
an increase
of 45.24%.

The firm

increased

its portfolio allocation in BB by 29.46% over the last quarter.

Fairfax Financial Holdings
holds 46,725K shares

representing 8.03% ownership of the company.

No change in the last quarter.

Primecap Management
holds 35,976K shares

representing 6.18% ownership of the company.

In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 37,861K shares, representing
a decrease
of 5.24%.

The firm

decreased

its portfolio allocation in BB by 37.64% over the last quarter.

Legal & General Group
holds 21,101K shares

representing 3.62% ownership of the company.

In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 19,245K shares, representing
an increase
of 8.80%.

The firm

decreased

its portfolio allocation in BB by 4.48% over the last quarter.

Norges Bank
holds 11,791K shares

representing 2.03% ownership of the company.

In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 0K shares, representing
an increase
of 100.00%.

BlackBerry Background Information
(This description is provided by the company.)

BlackBerry provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including more than 175M cars on the road today. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry’s vision is clear – to secure a connected future you can trust.

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