YieldBoost Crane NXT Co To 11.5% Using Options
October 24, 2024 at 11:51 AM EDT
Shareholders of Crane NXT Co (CXT) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.2% annualized dividend yield can sell the June 2025 covered call at the $60 strike and collect the premium based on the $3.70 bid, which annualizes to an additional 10.3% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost), for a total of 11.5% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $60 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but CXT shares would have to climb 9.3% from current levels for that to happen, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 16.1% return from this trading level, in addition to any dividends collected before the stock was called.