MRK Dividend Type Payments

Although MRK has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Merck & Company, Inc. (new) 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):

Merck & Company, Inc. (new) (MRK)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
108.41	109.60	108.83	-2.14	14.7M	15	275B

MRK Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With MRK at 108.83, 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%	3.26	0.9
5%	5.44	1.5
10%	10.88	3.0

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 MRK Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Feb 6	110.00	2.50	22	11.4	0.40 (0.4%)
Feb 13	110.00	2.90	29	10.0	0.40 (0.4%)

5% Yield On MRK Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Feb 6	110.00	2.50	22	11.4	0.40 (0.4%)
Feb 13	110.00	2.90	29	10.0	0.40 (0.4%)

10% Yield On MRK Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Feb 6	110.00	2.50	22	11.4	0.40 (0.4%)
Feb 13	110.00	2.90	29	10.0	0.40 (0.4%)

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