BGS Dividend Type Payments
Although BGS has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on B&G Foods, Inc. B&G Foods, Inc. 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):
| B&G Foods, Inc. B&G Foods, Inc. (BGS) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 4.44 | 4.53 | 4.47 | +0.03 | 2.0M | - | 0.4B |
BGS Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With BGS at 4.47, 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% | 0.13 | 0.0 |
| 5% | 0.22 | 0.1 |
| 10% | 0.45 | 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 BGS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 19 | 5.00 | 0.20 | 57 | 0.4 | 0.47 (10.5%) | |
| Nov 21 | 5.00 | 0.10 | 29 | 0.3 | 0.47 (10.5%) | |
| 5% Yield On BGS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 19 | 5.00 | 0.20 | 57 | 0.4 | 0.47 (10.5%) | |
| Nov 21 | 5.00 | 0.10 | 29 | 0.3 | 0.47 (10.5%) | |
| 10% Yield On BGS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 19 | 5.00 | 0.20 | 57 | 0.4 | 0.47 (10.5%) | |
| Nov 21 | 5.00 | 0.10 | 29 | 0.3 | 0.47 (10.5%) | |
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