PTEN Dividend Type Payments
Although PTEN has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 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):
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) | ||||||
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Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
11.45 | 11.80 | 11.65 | +0.11 | 3.7M | 13 | 4.7B |
PTEN Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With PTEN 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 |
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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 PTEN Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Apr 19 | 12.00 | 0.35 | 33 | 1.1 | 0.20 (1.7%) | |
May 17 | 12.00 | 0.65 | 61 | 1.1 | 0.20 (1.7%) |
5% Yield On PTEN Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Apr 19 | 12.00 | 0.35 | 33 | 1.1 | 0.20 (1.7%) | |
May 17 | 12.00 | 0.65 | 61 | 1.1 | 0.20 (1.7%) |
10% Yield On PTEN Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Apr 19 | 12.00 | 0.35 | 33 | 1.1 | 0.20 (1.7%) | |
May 17 | 12.00 | 0.65 | 61 | 1.1 | 0.20 (1.7%) |
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