ATUS Dividend Type Payments
Although ATUS has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Altice USA, 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 Fri 4:16 PM ET):
| Altice USA, Inc. Class A (ATUS) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 2.61 |
2.79 |
2.62 |
-0.15 |
2.9M |
- |
1.8B |
ATUS Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With ATUS at 2.62, 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% |
0.08 |
0.0 |
| 5% |
0.13 |
0.0 |
| 10% |
0.26 |
0.1 |
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 ATUS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
5.00 |
0.05 |
225 |
0.0 |
2.21 (84.4%) |
| Jan 16 |
3.00 |
0.40 |
253 |
0.2 |
0.21 (8.0%) |
| 5% Yield On ATUS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jan 16 |
3.00 |
0.40 |
253 |
0.2 |
0.21 (8.0%) |
| 10% Yield On ATUS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jan 16 |
3.00 |
0.40 |
253 |
0.2 |
0.21 (8.0%) |
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