KTOS Dividend Type Payments
Although KTOS has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. 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):
| Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 77.89 | 78.33 | 77.88 | +5.47 | 5.1M | 557 | 12B |
KTOS Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With KTOS at 77.88, 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% | 2.34 | 0.6 |
| 5% | 3.89 | 1.1 |
| 10% | 7.79 | 2.1 |
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 KTOS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 101.00 | 0.60 | 29 | 2.1 | 22.67 (29.1%) | |
| Dec 12 | 103.00 | 0.75 | 36 | 2.1 | 24.67 (31.7%) | |
| 5% Yield On KTOS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 101.00 | 0.60 | 29 | 2.1 | 22.67 (29.1%) | |
| Dec 12 | 103.00 | 0.75 | 36 | 2.1 | 24.67 (31.7%) | |
| 10% Yield On KTOS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Dec 5 | 78.00 | 6.00 | 29 | 19.6 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
| Dec 12 | 78.00 | 5.40 | 36 | 14.1 | 0.00 (0.0%) | |
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