National HealthCare (NHC) Options Chain
NYSE: NHCHealth CareHospital/Nursing ManagementUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Feb 19, 2027
- Days to expiration
- 131
- Share price
- $227.11
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.27
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 2.80
- Expected move
- ±$42.95
- Open interest (C / P)
- 64 / 17
NHC options summary
The NHC options chain for the February 19, 2027 expiration lists 10 call and 7 put contracts, with 131 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 64 calls and 17 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.27, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $220.00 strike is 31.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$42.95 (18.9%) in National HealthCare stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $200.00 call (40 contracts) and the $210.00 put (15 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
NHC options chain · February 19, 2027
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 98.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 120.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 87.40 | 86.90 | 91.50 | 140.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 61.50 | 83.70 | 88.50 | 145.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 78.50 | 64.50 | 68.40 | 155.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 49.70 | 70.00 | 74.50 | 160.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 69.10 | 55.50 | 59.50 | 165.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 190.00 | 1.25 | 6.00 | 3.70 | |||||
| 35.00 | 33.00 | 37.20 | 200.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 27.00 | 25.40 | 29.90 | 210.00 | 8.50 | 13.30 | 19.75 | |||||
| 27.70 | 16.50 | 20.70 | 220.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 250.00 | 35.60 | 39.50 | 38.00 | |||||
| 2.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 300.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 310.00 | 81.00 | 85.70 | 92.50 | |||||
| — | — | — | 320.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 106.00 | |||||
| — | — | — | 330.00 | 101.00 | 105.20 | 112.00 | |||||
| — | — | — | 340.00 | 111.00 | 115.30 | 122.00 | |||||
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 NHC put/call ratio?
For the February 19, 2027 expiration, the NHC put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.27 (17 puts vs 64 calls), and 2.80 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is NHC's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for NHC options expiring February 19, 2027 is about 31.6%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects National HealthCare stock to move.
How many NHC option expiration dates are there?
NHC has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to May 21, 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.