TECH Dividend Type Payments
Although TECH has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Bio-Techne Corp 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):
| Bio-Techne Corp (TECH) |
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 63.84 |
67.91 |
65.70 |
+1.12 |
2.4M |
132 |
10B |
TECH Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With TECH at 65.70, 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% |
1.97 |
0.5 |
| 5% |
3.29 |
0.9 |
| 10% |
6.57 |
1.8 |
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 TECH Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jan 16 |
70.00 |
0.25 |
8 |
3.1 |
2.09 (3.2%) |
| Oct 16 |
70.00 |
8.00 |
281 |
2.8 |
2.09 (3.2%) |
| 5% Yield On TECH Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jan 16 |
70.00 |
0.25 |
8 |
3.1 |
2.09 (3.2%) |
| Oct 16 |
70.00 |
8.00 |
281 |
2.8 |
2.09 (3.2%) |
| 10% Yield On TECH Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jan 16 |
70.00 |
0.25 |
8 |
3.1 |
2.09 (3.2%) |
| Oct 16 |
70.00 |
8.00 |
281 |
2.8 |
2.09 (3.2%) |
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