ITRN Dividend
Although ITRN has a dividend of 0.15 with an ex-dividend date of Sep 25, you can sell covered calls on Ituran Location and Control Ltd. - Ordinary Shares 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):
| Ituran Location and Control Ltd. - Ordinary Shares (ITRN) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 34.10 | 37.00 | 35.53 | +0.08 | 72K | 13 | 0.8B |
ITRN Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With ITRN at 35.53, 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% | 1.07 | 0.3 |
| 5% | 1.78 | 0.5 |
| 10% | 3.55 | 1.0 |
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 ITRN Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Nov 21 | 40.00 | 0.30 | 66 | 0.5 | 3.00 (8.4%) | |
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