THRY Long Put Strategy

THRY (Thryv Holdings, Inc.), in the Communication Services sector, (Internet Content & Information industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Thryv Holdings, Inc. provides digital marketing solutions and cloud-based tools to the small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs). It operates through three segments: SaaS (Software as a Service), Marketing Services, and Thryv International. The company provides Thryv, an SMB end-to-end customer experience platform; Hub by Thryv, a solution for franchisors to offer real time oversight and day-to-day management of multiple locations; Thryv Leads, an integrated local marketing and lead generation solution, as well as related services; and ThryvPay, a payment solution that allows users to get paid through credit card and ACH. It also offers print and digital solutions, including the company's print yellow pages; internet yellow pages, such as yellowpages.com, superpages.com, dexknows.com, and extended search solutions; search engine marketing solutions; and other digital media solutions, including online display and social advertising, online presence and video, and search engine optimization tools. The company was formerly known as Dex Media Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Thryv Holdings, Inc. in July 2019. Thryv Holdings, Inc. is based in DFW Airport, Texas.

THRY (Thryv Holdings, Inc.) trades in the Communication Services sector, specifically Internet Content & Information, with a market capitalization of approximately $152.6M, a trailing P/E of 10.51, a beta of 0.91 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.91-14.47, average daily share volume of 1.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 2018, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how THRY stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.91 places THRY roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. The trailing P/E of 10.51 is on the value side, where IV often compresses outside event windows because forward growth expectations are already discounted into the share price.

What is a long put on THRY?

A long put buys downside exposure with a fixed maximum loss equal to the premium paid; profit accrues if the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration.

Current THRY snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $3.41, ATM IV 104.10%, IV rank 38.72%, expected move 29.84%. The long put on THRY below is built from the same end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 34-day expiry.

Why this long put structure on THRY specifically: THRY IV at 104.10% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 29.84% (roughly $1.02 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated THRY expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on THRY should anchor to the underlying notional of $3.41 per share and to the trader's directional view on THRY stock.

THRY long put setup

The THRY long put below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With THRY near $3.41, the first option leg uses a $3.41 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed THRY chain at a 34-day expiry; the cross-strike IV skew is reflected directly in the per-leg values rather than approximated. Quantity sizing assumes one contract per option leg (or 100 THRY shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 1Put$3.41N/A

THRY long put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
N/A
Max Profit (per contract)
Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract)
Unbounded
Breakeven(s)
None on modeled curve
Risk / Reward Ratio
N/A

Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.

THRY long put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on THRY. Each row is one sampled price point from the computed payoff curve; the full curve uses 200 price points internally before being summarized into 10 rows here.

When traders use long put on THRY

Long puts on THRY hedge an existing long THRY stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying THRY exposure being hedged.

THRY thesis for this long put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for THRY extends from approximately $2.39 on the downside to $4.43 on the upside. A THRY long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long THRY position with one put per 100 shares held. Current THRY IV rank near 38.72% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the long put thesis on THRY should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Communication Services name, THRY options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to THRY-specific events.

THRY long put positions are structurally bearish; the modeled P&L assumes European-style exercise at expiration and ignores early assignment, transaction costs, dividends paid before expiry on the stock leg (when present), and the bid-ask spread on the listed chain. THRY positions also carry Communication Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move THRY alongside the broader basket even when THRY-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on THRY are particularly exposed to IV-crush risk through scheduled events (earnings, FDA decisions, central-bank meetings) where IV typically contracts post-event regardless of the directional outcome. Always rebuild the position from current THRY chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a long put on THRY?
A long put on THRY is the long put strategy applied to THRY (stock). The strategy is structurally bearish: A long put buys downside exposure with a fixed maximum loss equal to the premium paid; profit accrues if the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration. With THRY stock trading near $3.41, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed THRY chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are THRY long put max profit and max loss calculated?
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the THRY long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 104.10%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a THRY long put?
The breakeven for the THRY long put priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current THRY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 29.84%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a long put on THRY?
Long puts on THRY hedge an existing long THRY stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying THRY exposure being hedged.
How does current THRY implied volatility affect this long put?
THRY ATM IV is at 104.10% with IV rank near 38.72%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.

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