ODC - Latest News
Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC), operates in Basic Materials / Chemicals - Specialty, trades on NYSE.
Market capitalization stands near $1.10B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 19.86. Beta to the broader market is 0.82.
The article list below shows the most recent ODC headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent ODC Headlines
Cat's Pride® Sets Ambitious Goal to Donate One Million Pounds of Cat Litter to Animal Shelters Nationwide
globenewswire.com - May 6, 2026
Every Cat's Pride Purchase Supports Animal Shelters Finding More Cats Their Forever Homes Every Cat's Pride Purchase Supports Animal Shelters Finding
Diamond Hill Small Cap Strategy Q1 2026 Portfolio Review
seekingalpha.com - May 4, 2026
Exploration and production company Magnolia Oil & Gas saw shares rise as the sharp increase in oil prices drove a broad rally across US-based oil prod
Oil-Dri Insider Sells $102K in Stock After 75% Surge and Record Second-Quarter Revenue
fool.com - Apr 27, 2026
This specialty chemicals firm, known for mineral-based absorbents, reported a notable insider sale amid strong one-year share gains.
The Zacks Analyst Blog Exxon, International Business Machines, Citigroup, Natural Resource Partners and Oil-Dri
zacks.com - Apr 23, 2026
XOM, IBM and C draw analyst focus as production growth, AI momentum and transformation efforts drive performance across energy, tech and banking.
Oil-Dri Corporation of America Named a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplaces Winner
globenewswire.com - Apr 13, 2026
CHICAGO, April 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) is proud to announce it has been named a 2026 USA TODAY Top Wor
How News Affects ODC Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track ODC's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked ODC news questions
- What is the latest ODC news headline?
- The most recent ODC headline (May 6, 2026) is "Cat's Pride® Sets Ambitious Goal to Donate One Million Pounds of Cat Litter to Animal Shelters Nationwide". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the ODC news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What ODC news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual ODC options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.