HCA Dividend Type Payments

HCA Healthcare, Inc. dividend

Although HCA has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on HCA Healthcare, Inc. to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 11:40 AM ET):

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
300.66 300.98 300.83 -2.79 245K 14 77B

HCA Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With HCA at 300.83, 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% 9.02 2.5
5% 15.04 4.1
10% 30.08 8.2

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 HCA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jan 17 300.00 9.60 26 33.2 0.00 (0.0%)
Sep 19 300.00 34.70 271 12.4 0.00 (0.0%)
5% Yield On HCA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jan 17 300.00 9.60 26 33.2 0.00 (0.0%)
Sep 19 300.00 34.70 271 12.4 0.00 (0.0%)
10% Yield On HCA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jan 17 300.00 9.60 26 33.2 0.00 (0.0%)
Sep 19 300.00 34.70 271 12.4 0.00 (0.0%)

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