MLM options flow: unusual options activity in Martin Marietta Materials Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 2 unusual options prints in Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM), $206K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bullish. Bullish premium was $120K against $0 bearish; $86K went into calls and $120K into puts, a put call ratio of 1.40. The largest print was $120K of MLM 20 Nov 2026 $540 puts on 25 September 2026, executed at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 1 print and $120K of premium. MLM closed at $484.30 on 25 September 2026, up 0.9%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 2 sessions. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | MLM 20 Nov 2026 $540 puts | Trade | 20 | 48 | $120K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | MLM 16 Oct 2026 $520 calls | Sweep | 150 | 29 | $86K | At ask | Neutral | Notable |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2026 | 1 | $120K | 0% | +$120K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1 | $86K | 100% | +$0 |
The most premium, $120K, is aimed at the 20 Nov 2026 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 16 Oct 2026.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
The last session, 25 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | MLM 20 Nov 2026 $540 puts | Trade | 20 | 48 | $120K | At bid | Bullish |
Every print in MLM with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open MLM in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open MLM in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 11 firms, have a median of $680, 40.4% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 2 upgrades.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About Martin Marietta Materials Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry
- Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
- Headquarters
- RALEIGH, North Carolina
- Website
- martinmarietta.com
Martin Marietta Materials supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally. The company also produces magnesia-based chemicals products that are used in industrial, agricultural, and environmental applications.
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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