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Shareholders of AMETEK Inc (NYSE:AME) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.6% annualized dividend yield can sell the December covered call at the $135 strike and collect the premium based on the $3.50 bid, which annualizes to an additional 10.6% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost), for a total of 11.2% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $135 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but AME shares would have to advance 3.1% from current levels for that to occur, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 5.7% return from this trading level, in addition to any dividends collected before the stock was called.
In general, dividend amounts are not always predictable and tend to follow the ups and downs of profitability at each company. In the case of AMETEK Inc, looking at the dividend history chart for AME below can help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue, and in turn whether it is a reasonable expectation to expect a 0.6% annualized dividend yield.
Below is a chart showing AME's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $135 strike highlighted in red:
The chart above, and the stock's historical volatility, can be a helpful guide in combination with fundamental analysis to judge whether selling the December covered call at the $135 strike gives good reward for the risk of having given away the upside beyond $135. (Do most options expire worthless? This and six other common options myths debunked). We calculate the trailing twelve month volatility for AMETEK Inc (considering the last 252 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $131.96) to be 21%. For other call options contract ideas at the various different available expirations, visit the AME Stock Options page of StockOptionsChannel.com.
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