ZBRA Dividend Type Payments
 
Although ZBRA has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Zebra Technologies Corporation - 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):
| Zebra Technologies Corporation - Class A (ZBRA) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap | 
| 269.25 | 275.00 | 270.58 | +1.33 | 786K | 27 | 14B | 
ZBRA Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With ZBRA at 270.58, 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% | 8.12 | 2.2 | 
| 5% | 13.53 | 3.7 | 
| 10% | 27.06 | 7.4 | 
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 | |
| Dec 19 | 280.00 | 11.00 | 47 | 23.4 | 5.00 (1.8%) | |
| Nov 21 | 280.00 | 1.50 | 19 | 7.9 | 5.00 (1.8%) | |
| 5% Yield On ZBRA Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 19 | 280.00 | 11.00 | 47 | 23.4 | 5.00 (1.8%) | |
| Nov 21 | 280.00 | 1.50 | 19 | 7.9 | 5.00 (1.8%) | |
| 10% Yield On ZBRA Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 19 | 280.00 | 11.00 | 47 | 23.4 | 5.00 (1.8%) | |
| Nov 21 | 280.00 | 1.50 | 19 | 7.9 | 5.00 (1.8%) | |
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