UTHR Dividend Type Payments

United Therapeutics Corp dividend

Although UTHR has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on United Therapeutics Corp to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 4:16 PM ET):

United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
106.10 117.50 106.10 -0.49 191K - 0.0B

UTHR Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With UTHR at 106.10, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (ie. 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% 3.18 0.9
5% 5.31 1.5
10% 10.61 2.9

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 UTHR Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Dec 21 125.00 0.05 4 1.3 7.50 (7.1%)
Jan 18 125.00 0.30 32 0.9 7.50 (7.1%)
5% Yield On UTHR Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jan 18 120.00 0.75 32 2.3 2.50 (2.4%)
Feb 15 125.00 1.30 60 2.2 7.50 (7.1%)
10% Yield On UTHR Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Feb 15 120.00 2.15 60 3.6 2.50 (2.4%)
May 17 125.00 4.80 151 3.2 7.50 (7.1%)

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