MUR Dividend

Murphy Oil Corporation dividend

Although MUR has a dividend of 0.33 with an ex-dividend date of Nov 17, you can sell covered calls on Murphy Oil Corporation to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 3:20 PM ET):

Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
28.23 28.24 28.24 +0.13 788K 14 4.0B

MUR Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With MUR at 28.24, 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% 0.85 0.2
5% 1.41 0.4
10% 2.82 0.8

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 MUR Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Dec 19 30.00 1.15 50 2.3 1.76 (6.2%)
Nov 21 30.00 0.60 22 2.7 1.76 (6.2%)
5% Yield On MUR Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Dec 19 30.00 1.15 50 2.3 1.76 (6.2%)
Nov 21 30.00 0.60 22 2.7 1.76 (6.2%)
10% Yield On MUR Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Dec 19 30.00 1.15 50 2.3 1.76 (6.2%)
Nov 21 30.00 0.60 22 2.7 1.76 (6.2%)

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