WD Dividend Type Payments

Walker & Dunlop, Inc dividend

Although WD has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Walker & Dunlop, Inc 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):

Walker & Dunlop, Inc (WD)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
103.38 117.32 110.40 -0.43 204K 43 3.7B

WD Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With WD at 110.40, 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% 3.31 0.9
5% 5.52 1.5
10% 11.04 3.0

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 WD Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Nov 15 120.00 0.95 40 2.4 2.68 (2.4%)
May 16 120.00 6.70 222 3.0 2.68 (2.4%)
5% Yield On WD Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Nov 15 120.00 0.95 40 2.4 2.68 (2.4%)
May 16 120.00 6.70 222 3.0 2.68 (2.4%)
10% Yield On WD Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 17 120.00 6.00 193 3.1 2.68 (2.4%)
Feb 21 120.00 4.90 138 3.6 2.68 (2.4%)

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