ZM Dividend Type Payments
Although ZM has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Zoom Video Communications, 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 Fri 4:16 PM ET):
| Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Class A (ZM) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 78.75 |
79.13 |
78.63 |
+0.21 |
2.9M |
21 |
24B |
ZM Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With ZM at 78.63, 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% |
2.36 |
0.6 |
| 5% |
3.93 |
1.1 |
| 10% |
7.86 |
2.2 |
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 ZM Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 5 |
79.00 |
3.50 |
15 |
22.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Dec 12 |
79.00 |
3.55 |
22 |
15.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 5% Yield On ZM Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 5 |
79.00 |
3.50 |
15 |
22.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Dec 12 |
79.00 |
3.55 |
22 |
15.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| 10% Yield On ZM Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 5 |
79.00 |
3.50 |
15 |
22.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
| Dec 12 |
79.00 |
3.55 |
22 |
15.5 |
0.00 (0.0%) |
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