HST Dividend Type Payments
Although HST has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Host Hotels & Resorts, 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):
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 19.77 | 20.15 | 19.96 | +0.03 | 6.8M | 19 | 14B |
HST Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With HST at 19.96, 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% | 0.60 | 0.2 |
| 5% | 1.00 | 0.3 |
| 10% | 2.00 | 0.5 |
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 HST Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Feb 20 | 20.85 | 0.05 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.70 (3.5%) | |
| Mar 20 | 21.00 | 0.25 | 38 | 0.7 | 0.85 (4.3%) | |
| 5% Yield On HST Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Feb 20 | 20.85 | 0.05 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.70 (3.5%) | |
| Mar 20 | 21.00 | 0.25 | 38 | 0.7 | 0.85 (4.3%) | |
| 10% Yield On HST Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Mar 20 | 21.00 | 0.25 | 38 | 0.7 | 0.85 (4.3%) | |
| Apr 17 | 20.85 | 0.40 | 66 | 0.6 | 0.70 (3.5%) | |
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