XEL Dividend Type Payments

Xcel Energy Inc. dividend

Although XEL has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Xcel Energy Inc. 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):

Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
69.32 69.75 69.75 +1.08 3.8M 20 40B

XEL Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With XEL at 69.75, 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% 2.09 0.6
5% 3.49 1.0
10% 6.98 1.9

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 XEL Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 15 70.00 3.80 155 2.5 0.25 (0.4%)
Apr 17 70.00 1.70 35 4.9 0.25 (0.4%)
5% Yield On XEL Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 15 70.00 3.80 155 2.5 0.25 (0.4%)
Apr 17 70.00 1.70 35 4.9 0.25 (0.4%)
10% Yield On XEL Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 15 70.00 3.80 155 2.5 0.25 (0.4%)
Apr 17 70.00 1.70 35 4.9 0.25 (0.4%)

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