NGG Dividend Type Payments
Although NGG has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on National Grid Transco, PLC National Grid PLC (NEW) American Depositary S to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 12:00 PM ET):
National Grid Transco, PLC National Grid PLC (NEW) American Depositary S (NGG) | ||||||
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Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
66.48 | 66.51 | 66.50 | -0.26 | 116K | - | 33B |
NGG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With NGG at 66.50, 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 |
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3% | 2.00 | 0.5 |
5% | 3.33 | 0.9 |
10% | 6.65 | 1.8 |
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 NGG Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Jun 21 | 70.00 | 0.40 | 57 | 0.7 | 3.49 (5.2%) | |
Dec 20 | 70.00 | 1.70 | 239 | 0.7 | 3.49 (5.2%) |
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