AME Dividend Type Payments

AMETEK, Inc. dividend

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

AMETEK, Inc. (AME)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
174.59 187.90 184.49 -1.29 782K 30 43B

AME Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With AME at 184.49, 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% 5.53 1.5
5% 9.22 2.5
10% 18.45 5.1

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 AME Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Dec 19 190.00 3.10 65 4.8 2.10 (1.1%)
Nov 21 190.00 2.65 37 7.2 2.10 (1.1%)
5% Yield On AME Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Dec 19 190.00 3.10 65 4.8 2.10 (1.1%)
Nov 21 190.00 2.65 37 7.2 2.10 (1.1%)
10% Yield On AME Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Nov 21 190.00 2.65 37 7.2 2.10 (1.1%)
Mar 20 190.00 8.10 156 5.2 2.10 (1.1%)

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