LX Dividend Type Payments
Although LX has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. - American Depositary Shares 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):
| LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. - American Depositary Shares (LX) |
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 4.06 |
4.07 |
4.07 |
-0.07 |
1.6M |
6.5 |
0.0B |
LX Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With LX at 4.07, 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% |
0.12 |
0.0 |
| 5% |
0.20 |
0.1 |
| 10% |
0.41 |
0.1 |
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 LX Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
5.00 |
0.20 |
36 |
0.6 |
0.93 (22.9%) |
| May 15 |
5.00 |
0.50 |
183 |
0.3 |
0.93 (22.9%) |
| 5% Yield On LX Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
5.00 |
0.20 |
36 |
0.6 |
0.93 (22.9%) |
| May 15 |
5.00 |
0.50 |
183 |
0.3 |
0.93 (22.9%) |
| 10% Yield On LX Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
5.00 |
0.20 |
36 |
0.6 |
0.93 (22.9%) |
| May 15 |
5.00 |
0.50 |
183 |
0.3 |
0.93 (22.9%) |
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