AUPH Dividend Type Payments
Although AUPH has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc - Common Shares 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):
| Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc - Common Shares (AUPH) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 7.90 |
8.07 |
8.00 |
-0.11 |
1.5M |
203 |
1.1B |
AUPH Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With AUPH at 8.00, 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% |
0.24 |
0.1 |
| 5% |
0.40 |
0.1 |
| 10% |
0.80 |
0.2 |
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 AUPH Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 16 |
9.00 |
0.15 |
8 |
1.9 |
0.93 (11.6%) |
| Oct 17 |
10.00 |
0.40 |
162 |
0.2 |
1.93 (24.1%) |
| 5% Yield On AUPH Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 16 |
9.00 |
0.15 |
8 |
1.9 |
0.93 (11.6%) |
| Oct 17 |
10.00 |
0.40 |
162 |
0.2 |
1.93 (24.1%) |
| 10% Yield On AUPH Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 16 |
9.00 |
0.15 |
8 |
1.9 |
0.93 (11.6%) |
| Oct 17 |
10.00 |
0.40 |
162 |
0.2 |
1.93 (24.1%) |
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