BMI Dividend Type Payments

Badger Meter, Inc. dividend

Although BMI has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Badger Meter, Inc. to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 4:16 PM ET):

Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
219.88 257.04 243.58 +1.94 256K 53 7.1B

BMI Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With BMI at 243.58, 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% 7.31 2.0
5% 12.18 3.3
10% 24.36 6.7

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 BMI Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 15 260.00 3.80 57 6.7 2.96 (1.2%)
Nov 21 260.00 12.00 155 7.7 2.96 (1.2%)
5% Yield On BMI Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 15 260.00 3.80 57 6.7 2.96 (1.2%)
Nov 21 260.00 12.00 155 7.7 2.96 (1.2%)
10% Yield On BMI Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Nov 21 260.00 12.00 155 7.7 2.96 (1.2%)
Feb 20 260.00 16.80 246 6.8 2.96 (1.2%)

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