CARG Dividend Type Payments
Although CARG has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on CarGurus, 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 Thu 4:16 PM ET):
| CarGurus, Inc. - Class A (CARG) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 31.98 |
34.15 |
32.82 |
-0.17 |
765K |
92 |
3.3B |
CARG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With CARG at 32.82, 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% |
0.98 |
0.3 |
| 5% |
1.64 |
0.4 |
| 10% |
3.28 |
0.9 |
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 CARG Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
34.00 |
1.15 |
16 |
6.3 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Sep 19 |
34.00 |
1.50 |
51 |
2.6 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 5% Yield On CARG Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
34.00 |
1.15 |
16 |
6.3 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Sep 19 |
34.00 |
1.50 |
51 |
2.6 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 10% Yield On CARG Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Aug 15 |
34.00 |
1.15 |
16 |
6.3 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Sep 19 |
34.00 |
1.50 |
51 |
2.6 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
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