MTD Dividend Type Payments
Although MTD has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 4:16 PM ET):
| Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (MTD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 470.41 | 1,206.45 | 1,174.56 | -5.02 | 147K | 33 | 25B |
MTD Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With MTD at 1,174.56, 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% | 0.03 | 0.0 |
| 5% | 0.05 | 0.0 |
| 10% | 0.10 | 0.0 |
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 MTD Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 20 | 1210.00 | 28.00 | 33 | 84.8 | 3.55 (0.3%) | |
| Jan 17 | 1220.00 | 37.10 | 61 | 60.8 | 13.55 (1.2%) | |
| 5% Yield On MTD Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 20 | 1210.00 | 28.00 | 33 | 84.8 | 3.55 (0.3%) | |
| Jan 17 | 1220.00 | 37.10 | 61 | 60.8 | 13.55 (1.2%) | |
| 10% Yield On MTD Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 20 | 1210.00 | 28.00 | 33 | 84.8 | 3.55 (0.3%) | |
| Jan 17 | 1220.00 | 37.10 | 61 | 60.8 | 13.55 (1.2%) | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | NVDA dividend | 6. | QQQ dividend | 1. | SAVA dividend | |
| 2. | SPY dividend | 7. | XLF dividend | 2. | CRVS dividend | |
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| 5. | IWM dividend | 10. | KRE dividend | 5. | RCAT dividend | |
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