GGG Dividend

Although GGG has a dividend of 0.28 with an ex-dividend date of Jul 21, you can sell covered calls on Graco Inc. to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 2:20 PM ET):

Graco Inc. (GGG)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
88.28	88.35	88.30	+2.33	360K	30	14B

GGG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With GGG at 88.30, 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%	2.65	0.7
5%	4.42	1.2
10%	8.83	2.4

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 GGG Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Aug 15	95.00	0.45	46	1.0	6.65 (7.5%)
Jul 18	90.00	0.55	18	3.1	1.65 (1.9%)

5% Yield On GGG Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jul 18	90.00	0.55	18	3.1	1.65 (1.9%)
Nov 21	90.00	2.20	144	1.5	1.65 (1.9%)

10% Yield On GGG Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jul 18	90.00	0.55	18	3.1	1.65 (1.9%)

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