Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Options Chain
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At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Dec 18, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 68
- Share price
- $29.68
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.17
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.20
- Expected move
- ±$7.21
- Open interest (C / P)
- 157 / 27
NGVC options summary
The NGVC options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 5 call and 6 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 157 calls and 27 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.17, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $30.00 strike is 56.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$7.21 (24.3%) in Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $30.00 call (59 contracts) and the $20.00 put (10 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
NGVC options chain · December 18, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 15.00 | 0.00 | 4.80 | 2.34 | |||||
| — | — | — | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.33 | |||||
| 8.58 | 8.00 | 12.50 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 1.05 | 0.45 | |||||
| — | — | — | 22.50 | 0.00 | 4.90 | 1.05 | |||||
| 4.70 | 3.60 | 8.00 | 25.00 | 0.05 | 4.90 | 1.42 | |||||
| 2.10 | 0.50 | 5.00 | 30.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.06 | 0.05 | 2.90 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.40 | |||||
| 0.60 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 40.00 | — | — | — | |||||
In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the NGVC put/call ratio?
For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the NGVC put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.17 (27 puts vs 157 calls), and 0.20 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is NGVC's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for NGVC options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 56.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage stock to move.
How many NGVC option expiration dates are there?
NGVC has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027.
What does "in the money" mean?
A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.