TMUS Dividend
Although TMUS has a dividend of 1.02 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 27, you can sell covered calls on T-Mobile US, Inc. to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 1:50 PM ET):
| T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 202.13 | 202.22 | 202.16 | +4.48 | 3.4M | 19 | 221B |
TMUS Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With TMUS at 202.16, 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% | 6.06 | 1.7 |
| 5% | 10.11 | 2.8 |
| 10% | 20.22 | 5.5 |
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 TMUS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Feb 6 | 202.50 | 1.91 | 3 | 63.7 | 0.28 (0.1%) | |
| Mar 6 | 205.00 | 6.55 | 31 | 21.1 | 2.78 (1.4%) | |
| 5% Yield On TMUS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Feb 6 | 202.50 | 1.91 | 3 | 63.7 | 0.28 (0.1%) | |
| Mar 6 | 205.00 | 6.55 | 31 | 21.1 | 2.78 (1.4%) | |
| 10% Yield On TMUS Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Feb 6 | 202.50 | 1.91 | 3 | 63.7 | 0.28 (0.1%) | |
| Mar 6 | 205.00 | 6.55 | 31 | 21.1 | 2.78 (1.4%) | |
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