WSBF Dividend Type Payments

Waterstone Financial, Inc. dividend

Although WSBF has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Waterstone Financial, 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):

Waterstone Financial, Inc. (WSBF)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
10.72 11.26 10.99 -0.33 40K 25 0.2B

WSBF Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With WSBF at 10.99, 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% 0.33 0.1
5% 0.55 0.2
10% 1.10 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 WSBF Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 16 12.50 0.15 124 0.1 1.24 (11.3%)
Nov 15 12.50 0.40 215 0.2 1.24 (11.3%)
5% Yield On WSBF Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Nov 15 12.50 0.40 215 0.2 1.24 (11.3%)

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