CTSH Dividend Type Payments
Although CTSH has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation - 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):
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation - Class A (CTSH) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 75.00 | 81.90 | 80.98 | +0.73 | 1.7M | 17 | 40B |
CTSH Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With CTSH at 80.98, 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% | 2.43 | 0.7 |
| 5% | 4.05 | 1.1 |
| 10% | 8.10 | 2.2 |
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 CTSH Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Aug 15 | 82.50 | 2.30 | 44 | 5.2 | 0.60 (0.7%) | |
| Oct 17 | 82.50 | 3.50 | 107 | 3.3 | 0.60 (0.7%) | |
| 5% Yield On CTSH Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Aug 15 | 82.50 | 2.30 | 44 | 5.2 | 0.60 (0.7%) | |
| Oct 17 | 82.50 | 3.50 | 107 | 3.3 | 0.60 (0.7%) | |
| 10% Yield On CTSH Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Aug 15 | 82.50 | 2.30 | 44 | 5.2 | 0.60 (0.7%) | |
| Oct 17 | 82.50 | 3.50 | 107 | 3.3 | 0.60 (0.7%) | |
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