ZBRA Dividend Type Payments
Although ZBRA has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Zebra Technologies Corporation - Class A to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Thu 4:16 PM ET):
| Zebra Technologies Corporation - Class A (ZBRA) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 302.00 | 330.00 | 323.72 | +3.33 | 254K | 30 | 16B |
ZBRA Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With ZBRA at 323.72, 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% | 9.71 | 2.7 |
| 5% | 16.19 | 4.4 |
| 10% | 32.37 | 8.9 |
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 ZBRA Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Aug 15 | 330.00 | 13.90 | 44 | 31.6 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| Jul 18 | 330.00 | 2.65 | 16 | 16.6 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| 5% Yield On ZBRA Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Aug 15 | 330.00 | 13.90 | 44 | 31.6 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| Jul 18 | 330.00 | 2.65 | 16 | 16.6 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| 10% Yield On ZBRA Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Aug 15 | 330.00 | 13.90 | 44 | 31.6 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| Jul 18 | 330.00 | 2.65 | 16 | 16.6 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
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