EE Dividend
Although EE has a dividend of 0.06 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 12, you can sell covered calls on Excelerate Energy, 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 Fri 4:16 PM ET):
Excelerate Energy, Inc. Class A (EE) | ||||||
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Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
27.25 | 29.39 | 28.35 | -1.10 | 242K | 28 | 0.7B |
EE Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With EE at 28.35, 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 |
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3% | 0.85 | 0.2 |
5% | 1.42 | 0.4 |
10% | 2.84 | 0.8 |
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 EE Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Aug 15 | 32.00 | 1.60 | 176 | 0.9 | 2.61 (9.2%) | |
May 16 | 30.00 | 0.85 | 85 | 1.0 | 0.61 (2.2%) |
5% Yield On EE Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Aug 15 | 32.00 | 1.60 | 176 | 0.9 | 2.61 (9.2%) | |
May 16 | 30.00 | 0.85 | 85 | 1.0 | 0.61 (2.2%) |
10% Yield On EE Using Covered Calls | ||||||
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Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
Aug 15 | 32.00 | 1.60 | 176 | 0.9 | 2.61 (9.2%) | |
May 16 | 30.00 | 0.85 | 85 | 1.0 | 0.61 (2.2%) |
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