GILD Dividend Type Payments

Gilead Sciences, Inc. dividend

Although GILD has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Gilead Sciences, Inc. to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 3:05 PM ET):

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
66.85 66.86 66.86 -0.17 4.3M 15 84B

GILD Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With GILD at 66.86, 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% 2.01 0.5
5% 3.34 0.9
10% 6.69 1.8

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 GILD Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 26 67.00 1.16 3 38.7 0.14 (0.2%)
May 3 67.00 1.43 10 14.3 0.14 (0.2%)
5% Yield On GILD Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 26 67.00 1.16 3 38.7 0.14 (0.2%)
May 3 67.00 1.43 10 14.3 0.14 (0.2%)
10% Yield On GILD Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 26 67.00 1.16 3 38.7 0.14 (0.2%)
May 3 67.00 1.43 10 14.3 0.14 (0.2%)

Want to increase dividends with covered calls?  Sign Up For A Free Trial

 
 
Top 10 Open Interest For May 17 Expiration     Top 5 High Yield
1.IWM dividend 6.EEM dividend   1.FSLY dividend
2.HYG dividend 7.KWEB dividend   2.SNAP dividend
3.QQQ dividend 8.TSLA dividend   3.CVNA dividend
4.SPY dividend 9.SLV dividend   4.W dividend
5.FXI dividend 10.EWZ dividend   5.PINS dividend

Want more examples? GIL Dividend | GILT Dividend