LEU Dividend Type Payments
Although LEU has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Centrus Energy Corp. Class A to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 4:16 PM ET):
| Centrus Energy Corp. Class A (LEU) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 73.23 |
74.50 |
73.42 |
+2.33 |
341K |
16 |
1.2B |
LEU Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With LEU at 73.42, 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% |
2.20 |
0.6 |
| 5% |
3.67 |
1.0 |
| 10% |
7.34 |
2.0 |
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 LEU Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
100.00 |
4.70 |
106 |
4.4 |
25.50 (34.7%) |
| May 16 |
100.00 |
0.30 |
15 |
2.0 |
25.50 (34.7%) |
| 5% Yield On LEU Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
100.00 |
4.70 |
106 |
4.4 |
25.50 (34.7%) |
| May 16 |
100.00 |
0.30 |
15 |
2.0 |
25.50 (34.7%) |
| 10% Yield On LEU Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
100.00 |
4.70 |
106 |
4.4 |
25.50 (34.7%) |
| May 16 |
75.00 |
5.10 |
15 |
34.0 |
0.50 (0.7%) |
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