EHC Dividend
Although EHC has a dividend of 0.19 with an ex-dividend date of Jan 2, you can sell covered calls on Encompass Health Corporation 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):
| Encompass Health Corporation (EHC) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 101.33 |
111.79 |
107.52 |
-1.26 |
1.3M |
21 |
11B |
EHC Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With EHC at 107.52, 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% |
3.23 |
0.9 |
| 5% |
5.38 |
1.5 |
| 10% |
10.75 |
2.9 |
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 EHC Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Apr 17 |
115.00 |
2.65 |
121 |
2.2 |
3.21 (3.0%) |
| Jul 17 |
115.00 |
4.80 |
212 |
2.3 |
3.21 (3.0%) |
| 5% Yield On EHC Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Apr 17 |
115.00 |
2.65 |
121 |
2.2 |
3.21 (3.0%) |
| Jul 17 |
115.00 |
4.80 |
212 |
2.3 |
3.21 (3.0%) |
| 10% Yield On EHC Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Feb 20 |
115.00 |
1.95 |
65 |
3.0 |
3.21 (3.0%) |
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