NEU Dividend

Although NEU has a dividend of 2.50 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 17, you can sell covered calls on NewMarket Corp to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 11:10 AM ET):

NewMarket Corp (NEU)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
520.67	524.40	523.91	+4.53	8K	11	4.9B

NEU Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With NEU at 523.91, 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%	15.72	4.3
5%	26.20	7.2
10%	52.39	14.4

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 NEU Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Apr 17	525.00	9.40	35	26.9	0.60 (0.1%)
Sep 19	525.00	32.30	190	17.0	0.60 (0.1%)

5% Yield On NEU Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Apr 17	525.00	9.40	35	26.9	0.60 (0.1%)
Sep 19	525.00	32.30	190	17.0	0.60 (0.1%)

10% Yield On NEU Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Apr 17	525.00	9.40	35	26.9	0.60 (0.1%)
Sep 19	525.00	32.30	190	17.0	0.60 (0.1%)

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