SHAK Dividend Type Payments
Although SHAK has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Shake Shack, 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 Thu 4:16 PM ET):
| Shake Shack, Inc. Class A (SHAK) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 90.11 |
95.01 |
91.38 |
+1.57 |
3.6M |
195 |
4.1B |
SHAK Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With SHAK at 91.38, 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% |
2.74 |
0.8 |
| 5% |
4.57 |
1.3 |
| 10% |
9.14 |
2.5 |
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 SHAK Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 5 |
100.00 |
0.50 |
37 |
1.4 |
4.99 (5.5%) |
| Nov 7 |
100.00 |
0.20 |
9 |
2.2 |
4.99 (5.5%) |
| 5% Yield On SHAK Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 5 |
100.00 |
0.50 |
37 |
1.4 |
4.99 (5.5%) |
| Nov 7 |
100.00 |
0.20 |
9 |
2.2 |
4.99 (5.5%) |
| 10% Yield On SHAK Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 5 |
95.00 |
2.80 |
37 |
7.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Nov 7 |
95.00 |
0.75 |
9 |
8.2 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
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