ENSG Dividend Type Payments

The Ensign Group, Inc. dividend

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

The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
156.67 182.00 177.58 -0.29 293K 32 10B

ENSG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With ENSG at 177.58, 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% 5.33 1.5
5% 8.88 2.4
10% 17.76 4.9

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 ENSG Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jun 18 185.00 6.50 156 4.2 3.00 (1.7%)
Feb 20 185.00 1.40 38 3.7 3.00 (1.7%)
5% Yield On ENSG Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jun 18 185.00 6.50 156 4.2 3.00 (1.7%)
Feb 20 185.00 1.40 38 3.7 3.00 (1.7%)

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