CATY Dividend Type Payments

Cathay General Bancorp dividend

Although CATY has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Cathay General Bancorp to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 4:16 PM ET):

Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
42.53 49.88 48.76 +0.43 281K 12 3.4B

CATY Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With CATY at 48.76, 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% 1.46 0.4
5% 2.44 0.7
10% 4.88 1.3

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 CATY Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 15 50.00 1.55 207 0.7 0.12 (0.2%)
May 16 50.00 2.15 116 1.9 0.12 (0.2%)
5% Yield On CATY Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 15 50.00 1.55 207 0.7 0.12 (0.2%)
May 16 50.00 2.15 116 1.9 0.12 (0.2%)
10% Yield On CATY Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
May 16 50.00 2.15 116 1.9 0.12 (0.2%)
Feb 21 50.00 1.00 32 3.1 0.12 (0.2%)

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