WU Dividend

Western Union Company (The) dividend

Although WU has a dividend of 0.24 with an ex-dividend date of Dec 23, you can sell covered calls on Western Union Company (The) to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 12:15 PM ET):

Western Union Company (The) (WU)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
11.13 11.14 11.14 0.00 1.7M 5.7 3.8B

WU Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With WU at 11.14, 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% 0.33 0.1
5% 0.56 0.2
10% 1.11 0.3

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 WU Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
May 16 12.00 0.40 150 0.3 0.86 (7.7%)
Jan 17 12.00 0.05 31 0.2 0.86 (7.7%)
5% Yield On WU Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
May 16 12.00 0.40 150 0.3 0.86 (7.7%)
Jan 17 12.00 0.05 31 0.2 0.86 (7.7%)

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