WDAY Dividend Type Payments
Although WDAY has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Workday, Inc. - Class A 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):
| Workday, Inc. - Class A (WDAY) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 218.72 | 218.98 | 218.99 | -1.71 | 1.5M | 103 | 58B |
WDAY Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With WDAY at 218.99, 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% | 6.57 | 1.8 |
| 5% | 10.95 | 3.0 |
| 10% | 21.90 | 6.0 |
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 WDAY Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Jan 2 | 220.00 | 1.50 | 5 | 30.0 | 1.02 (0.5%) | |
| Feb 6 | 220.00 | 5.60 | 40 | 14.0 | 1.02 (0.5%) | |
| 5% Yield On WDAY Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Jan 2 | 220.00 | 1.50 | 5 | 30.0 | 1.02 (0.5%) | |
| Feb 6 | 220.00 | 5.60 | 40 | 14.0 | 1.02 (0.5%) | |
| 10% Yield On WDAY Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Jan 2 | 220.00 | 1.50 | 5 | 30.0 | 1.02 (0.5%) | |
| Feb 6 | 220.00 | 5.60 | 40 | 14.0 | 1.02 (0.5%) | |
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