The company's Mexican imports include Modelo and Corona beers
Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE:STZ) stock is down 1.9% to trade at $177.47 at last glance, after President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico. The company's Mexican imports include Modelo and Corona beers, the former of which became America's top seller after beating Anheuser-Busch Inbev's (BUD) Bud Light in 2023. Piper Sandler was quick to downgrade STZ on potential tariff headwinds, lowering its rating to "neutral" from "overweight," with a price-target cut to $200 from $245.
Constellation stock has yet to recover from its early January post-earnings bear gap. The shares earlier fell to their lowest level since November 2020, and have shed 21.2% since the start of the year.
Leading up to today, Constellation stock saw more call trades than usual. The equity's 10-day call/put volume ratio of 2.57 over at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX) ranks higher than 87% of readings from the past year. An unwinding of some of this optimism could weigh on the stock further.
In fact, within the first hour of trading, Constellation stock has already seen 4,640 puts in comparison to 4,206 calls, with overall options volume running at triple what's typically seen at this point. The weekly 2/7 175-strike call and 180-strike put are the most active contracts, with new being opened at both.