Dow Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of various materials science solutions for packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, and Performance Materials & Coatings segments. The Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment provides ethylene, and propylene and aromatics products; and polyethylene, polyolefin elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate, and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubbers for mobility and transportation, consumer, wire and cable, and construction end-markets. The Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure segment offers purified ethylene, ethylene and ethanol amines, propylene glycol and polyether polyols, aromatic isocyanates and coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, and composites. This segment also provides caustic soda, and ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomers; and cellulose ethers, redispersible latex powders, and acrylic emulsions. The Performance Materials and Coatings segment provides architectural paints and coatings, and industrial coatings that are used in maintenance and protective industries, wood, metal packaging, traffic markings, thermal paper, and leather; and silicon metal, siloxanes, and intermediates used as key materials in manufacturing differentiated downstream silicone products. It also engages in property and casualty insurance, as well as reinsurance business. Dow Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Midland, Michigan.

Dow Inc.

Investors in Dow Inc (Symbol: DOW) saw new options begin trading today, for the February 2026 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DOW options chain for the new February 2026 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $22.00 strike price has a current bid of 30 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $22.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $21.70 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of DOW, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $23.41/share today.
Because the $22.00 strike represents an approximate 6% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 64%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 1.36% return on the cash commitment, or 11.31% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Dow Inc, and highlighting in green where the $22.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $25.00 strike price has a current bid of 75 cents. If an investor was to purchase shares of DOW stock at the current price level of $23.41/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $25.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 10.00% if the stock gets called away at the February 2026 expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if DOW shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Dow Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing DOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $25.00 strike represents an approximate 7% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 59%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 3.20% boost of extra return to the investor, or 26.58% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 72%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 50%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $23.41) to be 49%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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February 2026 Options Now Available For Dow

Investors in Dow Inc (Symbol: DOW) saw new options become available today, for the February 2026 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DOW options chain for the new February 2026 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $21.00 strike price has a current bid of 50 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $21.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $20.50 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of DOW, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $22.93/share today.
Because the $21.00 strike represents an approximate 8% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 66%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.38% return on the cash commitment, or 19.75% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Dow Inc, and highlighting in green where the $21.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $26.00 strike price has a current bid of 50 cents. If an investor was to purchase shares of DOW stock at the current price level of $22.93/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $26.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 15.57% if the stock gets called away at the February 2026 expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if DOW shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Dow Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing DOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $26.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $26.00 strike represents an approximate 13% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 67%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.18% boost of extra return to the investor, or 18.09% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 81%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 54%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $22.93) to be 49%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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DOW February 2026 Options Begin Trading

Fintel reports that on December 23, 2025, UBS maintained coverage of Dow (NYSE:DOW) with a Neutral recommendation.
Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 20.63% Upside
As of December 21, 2025, the average one-year price target for Dow is $27.62/share. The forecasts range from a low of $22.22 to a high of $39.38. The average price target represents an increase of 20.63% from its latest reported closing price of $22.90 / share.
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The projected annual revenue for Dow is 56,714MM, an increase of 38.62%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 5.25.
What is the Fund Sentiment?
There are 1,717 funds or institutions reporting positions in Dow. This is an decrease of 155 owner(s) or 8.28% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to DOW is 0.11%, an increase of 17.66%. Total shares owned by institutions decreased in the last three months by 5.00% to 525,745K shares. The put/call ratio of DOW is 0.77, indicating a bullish outlook.
What are Other Shareholders Doing?
Pzena Investment Management holds 27,166K shares representing 3.82% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 27,091K shares , representing an increase of 0.28%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in DOW by 13.70% over the last quarter.
VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 22,709K shares representing 3.20% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 22,166K shares , representing an increase of 2.39%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in DOW by 30.69% over the last quarter.
VFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 20,065K shares representing 2.82% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 19,554K shares , representing an increase of 2.54%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in DOW by 30.87% over the last quarter.
Geode Capital Management holds 18,316K shares representing 2.58% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 18,004K shares , representing an increase of 1.70%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in DOW by 57.40% over the last quarter.
VIMSX - Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Investor Shares holds 15,576K shares representing 2.19% ownership of the company. In its prior filing, the firm reported owning 15,076K shares , representing an increase of 3.21%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in DOW by 28.51% over the last quarter.
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UBS Maintains Dow (DOW) Neutral Recommendation

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (Symbol: FTLS), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $80.67 per unit.
With FTLS trading at a recent price near $71.43 per unit, that means that analysts see 12.93% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of FTLS's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are American Superconductor Corp. (Symbol: AMSC), Dow Inc (Symbol: DOW), and Impinj Inc (Symbol: PI). Although AMSC has traded at a recent price of $32.24/share, the average analyst target is 102.65% higher at $65.33/share. Similarly, DOW has 101.24% upside from the recent share price of $24.58 if the average analyst target price of $49.47/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting PI to reach a target price of $242.10/share, which is 58.71% above the recent price of $152.54. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of AMSC, DOW, and PI:
Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:
Name
Symbol
Recent Price
Avg. Analyst 12-Mo. Target
% Upside to Target
First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
FTLS
$71.43
$80.67
12.93%
American Superconductor Corp.
AMSC
$32.24
$65.33
102.65%
Dow Inc
DOW
$24.58
$49.47
101.24%
Impinj Inc
PI
$152.54
$242.10
58.71%
Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.
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Add Up The Parts: FTLS Could Be Worth $81

Dow Inc. (DOW) closed at $23.11 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.09% move from the prior day. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.09%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.38%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.13%.
Shares of the materials science witnessed a gain of 3.44% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Basic Materials sector with its gain of 3.88%, and outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 1.89%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Dow Inc. in its upcoming release. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $9.53 billion, reflecting a 8.45% fall from the equivalent quarter last year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of -$0.99 per share and a revenue of $40.03 billion, signifying shifts of -157.89% and -6.82%, respectively, from the last year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Dow Inc. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.55% higher. Dow Inc. is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
The Chemical - Diversified industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 217, this industry ranks in the bottom 13% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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Dow Inc. (DOW) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to Know

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Albemarle (ALB). Shares have added about 30.6% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.
Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Albemarle due for a pullback? Well, first let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the recent drivers for Albemarle Corporation before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late.
Albemarle's Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates in Q3
Albemarle logged adjusted losses (barring one-time items) of 19 cents per share in the third quarter of 2025. This compares to losses of $1.55 per share a year ago. The figure was narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 92 cents.
Revenues fell roughly 3.5% year over year to $1,307.8 million in the quarter. The top line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,292 million. The top line was hurt by lower prices in the Energy Storage segment, partly offset by the volume growth in the Energy Storage and Ketjen.
Adjusted EBITDA for the reported quarter was $225.6 million, up from $211.5 million in the prior-year quarter. Lower input costs and cost reduction efforts offset reduced lithium pricing.
Segment Highlights
Sales from the Energy Storage unit fell around 7.6% year over year to $708.8 million. It surpassed the consensus estimate of $678 million. The decline in sales was attributed to reduced pricing. Sales volumes were up 8% due to higher spodumene sales, record production from integrated conversion facilities and inventory reductions.
The Specialties segment recorded sales of $345 million, up around 0.8% year over year. It was below the consensus estimate of $349 million. Foreign exchange benefits more than offset lower volume.
The Ketjen unit recorded revenues of $254.1 million in the reported quarter, up roughly 3.7% year over year. It beat the consensus estimate of $248 million. Higher volumes were partially offset by lower prices.
Financial Position
Albemarle ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of roughly $1,931.8 million, up from $1,664.5 million reported in the prior-year quarter. Long-term debt was around $3,181 million, up around 2% sequentially.
Cash from operations was around $893.8 million for the first nine months of 2025, up 29% from the prior-year period.
2025 Outlook
Albemarle is taking actions to improve costs, productivity and efficiencies to preserve its long-term competitive position. It has raised the full-year outlook for the enterprise and Energy Storage. For the full year 2025, results are expected to be near the higher end of the earlier $9/kg forecast range because of strong performance, higher lithium prices, and higher-than-expected Energy Storage sales. The outlook for Ketjen and Specialties remains the same.
Albemarle expects capital expenditures for full-year 2025 to be roughly $600 million.
Albemarle expects depreciation and amortization expenses of $630-$670 million for 2025. Corporate costs are expected to be $10-$30 million, while Interest and financing expenses are forecast to be $180-$210 million for the full year.
How Have Estimates Been Moving Since Then?
It turns out, estimates review have trended downward during the past month.
The consensus estimate has shifted -11.71% due to these changes.
VGM Scores
Currently, Albemarle has a nice Growth Score of B, however its Momentum Score is doing a bit better with an A. However, the stock was allocated a grade of D on the value side, putting it in the bottom 40% for value investors.
Overall, the stock has an aggregate VGM Score of B. If you aren't focused on one strategy, this score is the one you should be interested in.
Outlook
Estimates have been broadly trending downward for the stock, and the magnitude of these revisions indicates a downward shift. Notably, Albemarle has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). We expect an in-line return from the stock in the next few months.
Performance of an Industry Player
Albemarle is part of the Zacks Chemical - Diversified industry. Over the past month, Dow Inc. (DOW), a stock from the same industry, has gained 2.9%. The company reported its results for the quarter ended September 2025 more than a month ago.
Dow Inc. reported revenues of $9.97 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of -8.3%. EPS of -$0.19 for the same period compares with $0.47 a year ago.
For the current quarter, Dow Inc. is expected to post a loss of $0.45 per share, indicating a change of 0% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -15% over the last 30 days.
Dow Inc. has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) based on the overall direction and magnitude of estimate revisions. Additionally, the stock has a VGM Score of C.
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Albemarle (ALB) Up 30.6% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

Key Points
Chemical giant Dow has been caught up in an industrywide slump for more than a year.
The company cut its dividend in April, which resulted in a big share price drop.
Even before that slump, Dow's stock was slightly lagging the market.
Chemical companies are known for paying big dividends, making them a popular choice with income investors. Over the past year, though, many of them have struggled due to a number of factors, among them higher raw material costs, oversupply, and uneven demand.
Even the oldest and largest chemical companies haven't been spared, including Dow (NYSE: DOW), which was spun off from the merged DowDuPont in 2019. But how has the company actually fared?
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1 year: Chemical freeze
Dow's one-year performance has, unsurprisingly, been dreadful. Because of an industrywide slowdown, its stock slid about 20% between December 2024 and March 2025. But the big drop came in April after management announced it would cut the company's dividend in half, from $0.70 per share to $0.35 per share. In the wake of that announcement, the stock price dropped by another 20%.
However, that wasn't the end of the pain for Dow shareholders. After a poor Q2 earnings report, shares dropped again. As a result, the company's one-year price change as we begin December is negative 46.3%. That's an especially painful result when you consider that the broader market, as measured by the S&P 500, is up 13.1% over that time frame.
Even when you factor in reinvestment of the company's dividend -- which, though reduced, still currently yields 8.8% thanks to the share price drop -- its total return performance only "improves" to negative 42.1%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500's total return including dividend reinvestment over the past year was 14.4%.
Do things look any better for Dow over the longer term?
3 years: Chemical burn
In a word, no, they don't. Although its steep share price slide didn't begin until late 2024, Dow's stock didn't really rise much in the prior two years, so the company's three-year return is negative 53.4%, or negative 44.2% on a total return basis.
That's not much worse than the company's one-year return, but the opportunity costs are much greater. That's because the S&P 500 has risen by 67.4% on an absolute basis, and 74.5% on a total return basis during this same time frame. A three-year investment in Dow has lost to the market by 118.7 percentage points.
5 years: Chemical fire
The five-year return of an investment in Dow isn't much different from the three-year return: negative 55.5% on an absolute basis or negative 41.6% on a total return basis. However, the opportunity cost once again soars because of the broader market's gains during 2021 and 2022. The S&P 500 is up by 86.3% on an absolute basis or 100.3% on a total return basis over the last five years. That means a five-year investment in Dow is trailing the market by about 142 percentage points either way.
Interestingly, Dow's total returns were actually competitive with the broader market's until early 2023, even outperforming the market during certain periods. In 2023, though, Dow's stock plateaued while the market kept rising, setting the stage for its terrible recent performance.
If there is a silver lining, it's that Dow's dividend cut should set the company up for success once the chemical industry comes out of the doldrums. But there's no telling when that will be.
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Evaluating Dow Stock's Actual Performance

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/28/25, Cabot Corp. (Symbol: CBT), Dow Inc (Symbol: DOW), and Silvercorp Metals Inc (Symbol: SVM) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Cabot Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.45 on 12/12/25, Dow Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.35 on 12/12/25, and Silvercorp Metals Inc will pay its semi-annual dividend of $0.0125 on 12/12/25. As a percentage of CBT's recent stock price of $64.10, this dividend works out to approximately 0.70%, so look for shares of Cabot Corp. to trade 0.70% lower — all else being equal — when CBT shares open for trading on 11/28/25. Similarly, investors should look for DOW to open 1.51% lower in price and for SVM to open 0.18% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for CBT, DOW, and SVM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Cabot Corp. (Symbol: CBT):
Dow Inc (Symbol: DOW):
Silvercorp Metals Inc (Symbol: SVM):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 2.81% for Cabot Corp., 6.03% for Dow Inc, and 0.37% for Silvercorp Metals Inc.
In Wednesday trading, Cabot Corp. shares are currently up about 3.7%, Dow Inc shares are up about 3%, and Silvercorp Metals Inc shares are up about 1.8% on the day.
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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Cabot, Dow and Silvercorp Metals

Investors in Dow Inc (Symbol: DOW) saw new options begin trading today, for the January 2026 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DOW options chain for the new January 2026 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $20.00 strike price has a current bid of 50 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $20.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $19.50 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of DOW, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $22.61/share today.
Because the $20.00 strike represents an approximate 12% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 69%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.50% return on the cash commitment, or 18.25% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Dow Inc, and highlighting in green where the $20.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $25.00 strike price has a current bid of 37 cents. If an investor was to purchase shares of DOW stock at the current price level of $22.61/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $25.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 12.21% if the stock gets called away at the January 2026 expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if DOW shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Dow Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing DOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $25.00 strike represents an approximate 11% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 67%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 1.64% boost of extra return to the investor, or 11.95% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 82%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 58%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $22.61) to be 48%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

January 2026 Options Now Available For Dow

Investors in Dow Inc (Symbol: DOW) saw new options begin trading today, for the February 2026 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 107 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DOW options chain for the new February 2026 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $20.00 strike price has a current bid of 50 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $20.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $19.50 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of DOW, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $22.98/share today.
Because the $20.00 strike represents an approximate 13% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 69%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.50% return on the cash commitment, or 8.53% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Dow Inc, and highlighting in green where the $20.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $25.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.35. If an investor was to purchase shares of DOW stock at the current price level of $22.98/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $25.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 14.66% if the stock gets called away at the February 2026 expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if DOW shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Dow Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing DOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $25.00 strike represents an approximate 9% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 59%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 5.87% boost of extra return to the investor, or 20.04% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 64%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 54%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $22.98) to be 48%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

Periodand min./max. price, $	Price change, %		Volatility, %		Volume, $
Periodand min./max. price, $	DOW	Industry	DOW	Industry	Volume, $
Yesterday 23.3 - 23.7	-7.53	3.38	9.24	1.11	131.73M
Week 22.9 - 23.7	-5.88	5.23	2.12	4.71	596.44M
Month 22.5 - 25.1	-9.53	14.74	9.27	9.51	3.93B
3 Months 20.7 - 26.1	-8.50	20.07	18.17	19.14	14.50B
6 Months 20.4 - 30.9	-24.33	55.14	33.36	23.67	34.52B
Year 20.4 - 42.2	-45.28	53.38	49.00	40.29	61.58B
3 years 20.4 - 60.9	-57.13	66.26	57.45	72.04	139.43B
5 years 20.4 - 71.9	-60.89	69.42	71.13	100.01	243.82B
All time 22.0 - 71.9	-10.79	148.10	—	—	212.49B

Dow Inc.

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