Webull (BULL) Stock Jumps 10% on Options Surge and Analyst Buy Rating

TLDR

• Webull (BULL) stock rose as much as 10.2% on Tuesday, hitting $5.82 intraday
• Unusual options activity saw 118,781 call options bought — up 78% vs. the daily average
• Northland Securities analyst Michael Grondahl maintained a Buy rating with a $14.00 price target
• Termination of a Yorkville equity deal removes a potential dilution overhang
• Consensus analyst rating is “Moderate Buy” with a $13.00 target; institutional ownership sits at 92.48%

Webull (BULL) had a strong Tuesday session, climbing as much as 10.2% intraday to hit $5.82, up from a prior close of $5.28. Volume came in at over 12.6 million, slightly above the stock’s average daily volume of 10.85 million.

Webull Corporation Class A Ordinary Shares, BULL

The move came alongside a burst of unusual options activity. Traders bought 118,781 call options on Tuesday — a 78% jump compared to the average daily call volume of 66,584. That kind of activity often signals traders are positioning for further upside.

Northland Securities analyst Michael Grondahl kept his Buy rating on the stock with a $14.00 price target. His note pointed to strong fourth-quarter 2025 results and resilient performance heading into a softer macro environment in 2026.

Grondahl highlighted Webull’s push into institutional markets and its development of AI, crypto, and prediction-market tools as key growth drivers. He also flagged international expansion — particularly in Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea — as a priority area for the company this year.

Dilution Overhang Removed

One of the more concrete positives in Grondahl’s note was Webull’s termination of a standby equity purchase agreement with Yorkville. The deal had offered up to $1.0 billion in potential equity issuance, but Webull only tapped a fraction of it before pulling the plug.

Ending that agreement removes a cloud of potential dilution that had been hanging over the stock. For investors, fewer shares potentially hitting the market is straightforwardly good news.

Webull’s three stated strategic pillars for 2026 are: improving the active trading experience with AI tools and competitive pricing, expanding internationally, and building out its B2B platform for professional clients.

The stock’s 50-day moving average sits at $5.57, and it closed above that level on Tuesday. Its 200-day moving average is $8.23, still well above where the stock is trading.

Analyst Ratings Remain Mixed

Not everyone is bullish. Weiss Ratings has a “sell (d-)” on the stock, reiterated as recently as March 27. Zacks downgraded BULL from Strong Buy to Hold back in February.

On the positive side, Rosenblatt Securities has a Buy rating with a $12.00 target, and Compass Point initiated with a Buy and a $9.00 target in March. Wall Street Zen upgraded from Sell to Hold in mid-March.

The consensus from MarketBeat sits at “Moderate Buy” with a $13.00 average price target — well above Tuesday’s trading price.

Institutional ownership is high at 92.48%. Recent buyers include Lunate Capital, which took a new stake worth around $231 million in Q3, and Goldman Sachs, which raised its position by 491.2% in Q4.

Geode Capital Management increased its stake by 938.5% in Q4, now holding over 3.6 million shares. State Street lifted its position by over 23,000% in the same period.

The stock’s 1-year range is $4.50 to $59.21, reflecting how far it has pulled back from its highs. Market cap on Tuesday stood at approximately $2.92 billion, with a negative P/E ratio of -4.93.

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