AZN Dividend Type Payments
Although AZN has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on AstraZeneca PLC - American Depositary 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):
| AstraZeneca PLC - American Depositary Shares (AZN) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 73.50 | 74.50 | 74.22 | -0.34 | 3.5M | 17 | 37B |
AZN Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With AZN at 74.22, 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% | 2.23 | 0.6 |
| 5% | 3.71 | 1.0 |
| 10% | 7.42 | 2.0 |
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 AZN Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Mar 7 | 75.00 | 0.53 | 15 | 3.5 | 0.50 (0.7%) | |
| Mar 14 | 75.00 | 0.68 | 22 | 3.1 | 0.50 (0.7%) | |
| 5% Yield On AZN Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Mar 7 | 75.00 | 0.53 | 15 | 3.5 | 0.50 (0.7%) | |
| Mar 14 | 75.00 | 0.68 | 22 | 3.1 | 0.50 (0.7%) | |
| 10% Yield On AZN Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Mar 7 | 75.00 | 0.53 | 15 | 3.5 | 0.50 (0.7%) | |
| Mar 14 | 75.00 | 0.68 | 22 | 3.1 | 0.50 (0.7%) | |
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