DFS Dividend
Although DFS has a dividend of 0.70 with an ex-dividend date of May 22, you can sell covered calls on Discover Financial Services to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 4:16 PM ET):
Discover Financial Services (DFS) | ||||||
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Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
126.00 | 129.46 | 129.24 | +2.56 | 1.8M | 11 | 32B |
DFS Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With DFS at 129.24, 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 |
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3% | 3.88 | 1.1 |
5% | 6.46 | 1.8 |
10% | 12.92 | 3.5 |
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 DFS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Apr 26 | 129.00 | 1.90 | 4 | 36.0 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
May 3 | 129.00 | 2.50 | 11 | 18.5 | 0.00 (0.0%) |
5% Yield On DFS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Apr 26 | 129.00 | 1.90 | 4 | 36.0 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
May 3 | 129.00 | 2.50 | 11 | 18.5 | 0.00 (0.0%) |
10% Yield On DFS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Apr 26 | 129.00 | 1.90 | 4 | 36.0 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
May 3 | 129.00 | 2.50 | 11 | 18.5 | 0.00 (0.0%) |
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Top 10 Open Interest For May 17 Expiration | Top 5 High Yield | |||||
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1. | IWM dividend | 6. | KWEB dividend | 1. | CIFR dividend | |
2. | HYG dividend | 7. | EEM dividend | 2. | FSLY dividend | |
3. | SPY dividend | 8. | TSLA dividend | 3. | ENPH dividend | |
4. | QQQ dividend | 9. | SLV dividend | 4. | SNAP dividend | |
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