LLY Dividend Type Payments

Although LLY has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Eli Lilly and Company to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 10:20 AM ET):

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
815.29	816.19	815.74	-9.02	437K	70	782B

LLY Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With LLY at 815.74, 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%	24.47	6.7
5%	40.79	11.2
10%	81.57	22.3

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 LLY Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Apr 4	812.50	24.60	18	116.2	0.00 (0.0%)
Apr 11	815.00	27.60	25	105.6	0.00 (0.0%)

5% Yield On LLY Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Apr 4	812.50	24.60	18	116.2	0.00 (0.0%)
Apr 11	815.00	27.60	25	105.6	0.00 (0.0%)

10% Yield On LLY Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Apr 4	812.50	24.60	18	116.2	0.00 (0.0%)
Apr 11	815.00	27.60	25	105.6	0.00 (0.0%)

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