UPST Dividend Type Payments
Although UPST has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Upstart Holdings, Inc. - Common stock to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Thu 12:45 PM ET):
| Upstart Holdings, Inc. - Common stock (UPST) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 67.41 |
67.50 |
67.42 |
-5.90 |
4.9M |
- |
6.7B |
UPST Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With UPST at 67.42, 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% |
2.02 |
0.6 |
| 5% |
3.37 |
0.9 |
| 10% |
6.74 |
1.8 |
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 UPST Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 27 |
68.00 |
3.25 |
9 |
36.1 |
0.50 (0.7%) |
| Jan 3 |
100.00 |
0.12 |
16 |
0.8 |
32.50 (48.2%) |
| 5% Yield On UPST Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 27 |
68.00 |
3.25 |
9 |
36.1 |
0.50 (0.7%) |
| Jan 3 |
68.00 |
4.55 |
16 |
28.4 |
0.50 (0.7%) |
| 10% Yield On UPST Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 27 |
68.00 |
3.25 |
9 |
36.1 |
0.50 (0.7%) |
| Jan 3 |
68.00 |
4.55 |
16 |
28.4 |
0.50 (0.7%) |
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