LIVN Dividend Type Payments
Although LIVN has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on LivaNova PLC - Ordinary Shares 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):
| LivaNova PLC - Ordinary Shares (LIVN) |
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 51.20 |
58.91 |
54.89 |
+0.44 |
493K |
- |
3.0B |
LIVN Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With LIVN at 54.89, 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% |
1.65 |
0.5 |
| 5% |
2.74 |
0.8 |
| 10% |
5.49 |
1.5 |
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 LIVN Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
60.00 |
0.50 |
57 |
0.9 |
1.09 (2.0%) |
| Jan 16 |
60.00 |
1.15 |
85 |
1.4 |
1.09 (2.0%) |
| 5% Yield On LIVN Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
60.00 |
0.50 |
57 |
0.9 |
1.09 (2.0%) |
| Jan 16 |
60.00 |
1.15 |
85 |
1.4 |
1.09 (2.0%) |
| 10% Yield On LIVN Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Apr 17 |
60.00 |
3.30 |
176 |
1.9 |
1.09 (2.0%) |
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