ZBRA Dividend Type Payments

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES dividend

Although ZBRA has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 3:00 PM ET):

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES (ZBRA)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
164.06 164.17 164.18 +2.24 371K 51 8.7B

ZBRA Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With ZBRA at 164.18, 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% 4.93 1.3
5% 8.21 2.2
10% 16.42 4.5

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 ZBRA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 17 170.00 0.10 4 2.5 5.83 (3.6%)
Sep 21 180.00 0.55 39 1.4 15.83 (9.6%)
5% Yield On ZBRA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 17 170.00 0.10 4 2.5 5.83 (3.6%)
Sep 21 175.00 1.30 39 3.3 10.83 (6.6%)
10% Yield On ZBRA Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 17 165.00 1.15 4 28.8 0.83 (0.5%)
Sep 21 170.00 2.65 39 6.8 5.83 (3.6%)

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