EHC Dividend

Although EHC has a dividend of 0.17 with an ex-dividend date of Apr 1, you can sell covered calls on Encompass Health Corporation to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 4:16 PM ET):

Encompass Health Corporation (EHC)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
96.88	101.75	99.22	-1.41	525K	24	10B

EHC Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With EHC at 99.22, 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%	2.98	0.8
5%	4.96	1.4
10%	9.92	2.7

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 EHC Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Apr 17	105.00	1.25	51	2.5	3.25 (3.3%)
Oct 17	105.00	5.20	234	2.2	3.25 (3.3%)

5% Yield On EHC Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Apr 17	105.00	1.25	51	2.5	3.25 (3.3%)
Oct 17	105.00	5.20	234	2.2	3.25 (3.3%)

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