LEG Dividend Type Payments
Although LEG has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Leggett & Platt, Incorporated to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 4:16 PM ET):
| Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 11.61 | 11.65 | 11.65 | +0.11 | 2.5M | 7.2 | 1.6B |
LEG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With LEG at 11.65, 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% | 0.35 | 0.1 |
| 5% | 0.58 | 0.2 |
| 10% | 1.17 | 0.3 |
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 LEG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Jan 16 | 12.50 | 0.05 | 33 | 0.2 | 0.85 (7.3%) | |
| Mar 20 | 12.50 | 0.20 | 96 | 0.2 | 0.85 (7.3%) | |
| 5% Yield On LEG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Mar 20 | 12.50 | 0.20 | 96 | 0.2 | 0.85 (7.3%) | |
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