APPN Dividend Type Payments
Although APPN has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Appian Corporation - Class A to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 4:16 PM ET):
| Appian Corporation - Class A (APPN) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 33.20 |
34.50 |
33.68 |
-1.06 |
289K |
- |
2.6B |
APPN Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With APPN at 33.68, 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% |
1.01 |
0.3 |
| 5% |
1.68 |
0.5 |
| 10% |
3.37 |
0.9 |
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 APPN Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
35.00 |
4.40 |
218 |
2.0 |
0.50 (1.5%) |
| May 16 |
35.00 |
3.50 |
127 |
2.8 |
0.50 (1.5%) |
| 5% Yield On APPN Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
35.00 |
4.40 |
218 |
2.0 |
0.50 (1.5%) |
| May 16 |
35.00 |
3.50 |
127 |
2.8 |
0.50 (1.5%) |
| 10% Yield On APPN Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
35.00 |
4.40 |
218 |
2.0 |
0.50 (1.5%) |
| May 16 |
35.00 |
3.50 |
127 |
2.8 |
0.50 (1.5%) |
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