MRK Dividend Type Payments
Although MRK has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Merck & Company, Inc. (new) 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):
Merck & Company, Inc. (new) (MRK) | ||||||
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Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
89.06 | 89.30 | 89.23 | +1.63 | 12.4M | 13 | 221B |
MRK Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With MRK at 89.23, 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 |
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3% | 2.68 | 0.7 |
5% | 4.46 | 1.2 |
10% | 8.92 | 2.4 |
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 MRK Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
May 2 | 100.00 | 0.40 | 36 | 1.1 | 10.70 (12.0%) | |
Apr 4 | 89.00 | 1.69 | 8 | 17.4 | 0.00 (0.0%) |
5% Yield On MRK Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
May 2 | 89.00 | 3.65 | 36 | 9.3 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
Apr 4 | 89.00 | 1.69 | 8 | 17.4 | 0.00 (0.0%) |
10% Yield On MRK Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
May 2 | 89.00 | 3.65 | 36 | 9.3 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
Apr 4 | 89.00 | 1.69 | 8 | 17.4 | 0.00 (0.0%) |
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