CSTL Dividend Type Payments
Although CSTL has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Castle Biosciences, Inc. - Common stock 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):
| Castle Biosciences, Inc. - Common stock (CSTL) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 37.15 |
38.10 |
37.88 |
+2.16 |
724K |
- |
1.0B |
CSTL Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With CSTL at 37.88, 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% |
1.14 |
0.3 |
| 5% |
1.89 |
0.5 |
| 10% |
3.79 |
1.0 |
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 CSTL Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
40.00 |
1.00 |
29 |
3.4 |
1.90 (5.0%) |
| Jan 16 |
40.00 |
0.75 |
57 |
1.3 |
1.90 (5.0%) |
| 5% Yield On CSTL Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
40.00 |
1.00 |
29 |
3.4 |
1.90 (5.0%) |
| Jan 16 |
40.00 |
0.75 |
57 |
1.3 |
1.90 (5.0%) |
| 10% Yield On CSTL Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
40.00 |
1.00 |
29 |
3.4 |
1.90 (5.0%) |
| Jan 16 |
40.00 |
0.75 |
57 |
1.3 |
1.90 (5.0%) |
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