STAA Dividend Type Payments

STAAR Surgical Company dividend

Although STAA has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on STAAR Surgical Company to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 10:30 AM ET):

STAAR Surgical Company (STAA)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
48.57 48.65 48.60 +0.41 52K 112 2.4B

STAA Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With STAA at 48.60, 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% 1.46 0.4
5% 2.43 0.7
10% 4.86 1.3

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 STAA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
May 17 50.00 2.60 24 10.8 1.35 (2.8%)
Jun 21 50.00 3.70 59 6.3 1.35 (2.8%)
5% Yield On STAA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
May 17 50.00 2.60 24 10.8 1.35 (2.8%)
Jun 21 50.00 3.70 59 6.3 1.35 (2.8%)
10% Yield On STAA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
May 17 50.00 2.60 24 10.8 1.35 (2.8%)
Jun 21 50.00 3.70 59 6.3 1.35 (2.8%)

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