LYB Dividend Type Payments
Although LYB has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands) to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Thu 4:16 PM ET):
| LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands) (LYB) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 57.00 | 57.90 | 57.22 | +1.61 | 2.8M | 17 | 18B |
LYB Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With LYB at 57.22, 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% | 1.72 | 0.5 |
| 5% | 2.86 | 0.8 |
| 10% | 5.72 | 1.6 |
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 LYB Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| May 16 | 60.00 | 0.40 | 9 | 4.4 | 2.10 (3.7%) | |
| Sep 19 | 60.00 | 2.00 | 135 | 1.5 | 2.10 (3.7%) | |
| 5% Yield On LYB Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| May 16 | 60.00 | 0.40 | 9 | 4.4 | 2.10 (3.7%) | |
| Sep 19 | 60.00 | 2.00 | 135 | 1.5 | 2.10 (3.7%) | |
| 10% Yield On LYB Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| May 16 | 60.00 | 0.40 | 9 | 4.4 | 2.10 (3.7%) | |
| Dec 19 | 60.00 | 4.30 | 226 | 1.9 | 2.10 (3.7%) | |
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