GILD Dividend

Gilead Sciences, Inc. dividend

Although GILD has a dividend of 0.79 with an ex-dividend date of Jun 13, you can sell covered calls on Gilead Sciences, Inc. to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 2:15 PM ET):

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
102.56 102.60 102.58 -1.24 4.3M 22 129B

GILD Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With GILD at 102.58, 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% 3.08 0.8
5% 5.13 1.4
10% 10.26 2.8

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 GILD Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jun 6 103.00 3.40 25 13.6 0.40 (0.4%)
Jun 13 103.00 2.19 32 6.8 0.40 (0.4%)
5% Yield On GILD Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jun 6 103.00 3.40 25 13.6 0.40 (0.4%)
Jun 13 103.00 2.19 32 6.8 0.40 (0.4%)
10% Yield On GILD Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jun 6 103.00 3.40 25 13.6 0.40 (0.4%)
Jun 13 103.00 2.19 32 6.8 0.40 (0.4%)

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