OKTA Dividend Type Payments
Although OKTA has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Okta, Inc. - Class A to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 4:16 PM ET):
Okta, Inc. - Class A (OKTA) |
Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
115.00 |
115.64 |
115.64 |
+3.09 |
4.0M |
1876 |
20B |
OKTA Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With OKTA at 115.64, 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% |
3.47 |
1.0 |
5% |
5.78 |
1.6 |
10% |
11.56 |
3.2 |
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 OKTA Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Apr 4 |
116.00 |
3.75 |
19 |
19.7 |
0.36 (0.3%) |
Apr 11 |
116.00 |
3.70 |
26 |
14.2 |
0.36 (0.3%) |
5% Yield On OKTA Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Apr 4 |
116.00 |
3.75 |
19 |
19.7 |
0.36 (0.3%) |
Apr 11 |
116.00 |
3.70 |
26 |
14.2 |
0.36 (0.3%) |
10% Yield On OKTA Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Apr 4 |
116.00 |
3.75 |
19 |
19.7 |
0.36 (0.3%) |
Apr 11 |
116.00 |
3.70 |
26 |
14.2 |
0.36 (0.3%) |
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