AMPS Dividend Type Payments
Although AMPS has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Altus Power, Inc. Class A to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 11:45 AM ET):
| Altus Power, Inc. Class A (AMPS) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 3.64 |
3.65 |
3.65 |
-0.09 |
229K |
17 |
0.6B |
AMPS Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With AMPS at 3.65, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (i.e. total annual call premium received) would need to be to attain 3%, 5%, and 10% annual yields. Also shown is the equivalent number of cents/day necessary to achieve each yield:
| Annual Yield |
Annual Premium |
Cents/Day |
| 3% |
0.11 |
0.0 |
| 5% |
0.18 |
0.1 |
| 10% |
0.37 |
0.1 |
So now we need to find out of the money covered calls that pay at least the prescribed cents/day amount of time premium. That will generate income and, because they are out of the money, leave room for some upside potential on the stock. Here are some examples:
| 3% Yield On AMPS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
4.00 |
0.35 |
201 |
0.2 |
0.35 (9.6%) |
| May 16 |
4.00 |
0.25 |
110 |
0.2 |
0.35 (9.6%) |
| 5% Yield On AMPS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
4.00 |
0.35 |
201 |
0.2 |
0.35 (9.6%) |
| May 16 |
4.00 |
0.25 |
110 |
0.2 |
0.35 (9.6%) |
| 10% Yield On AMPS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
4.00 |
0.35 |
201 |
0.2 |
0.35 (9.6%) |
| May 16 |
4.00 |
0.25 |
110 |
0.2 |
0.35 (9.6%) |
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