ZUO Dividend Type Payments
Although ZUO has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Zuora, 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):
Zuora, Inc. Class A (ZUO) |
Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
8.46 |
8.95 |
8.95 |
0.00 |
861K |
- |
1.4B |
ZUO Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With ZUO at 8.95, 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% |
0.27 |
0.1 |
5% |
0.45 |
0.1 |
10% |
0.90 |
0.2 |
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 ZUO Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Nov 15 |
10.00 |
0.05 |
36 |
0.1 |
1.05 (11.7%) |
Oct 18 |
9.00 |
0.10 |
8 |
1.3 |
0.05 (0.6%) |
5% Yield On ZUO Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Nov 15 |
10.00 |
0.05 |
36 |
0.1 |
1.05 (11.7%) |
Oct 18 |
9.00 |
0.10 |
8 |
1.3 |
0.05 (0.6%) |
10% Yield On ZUO Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Nov 15 |
9.00 |
0.30 |
36 |
0.8 |
0.05 (0.6%) |
Oct 18 |
9.00 |
0.10 |
8 |
1.3 |
0.05 (0.6%) |
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