How To YieldBoost B&G Foods From 5.4% To 26.5% Using OptionsBy Market News Video Staff, Tuesday, January 26, 4:06 PM ETShareholders of B&G Foods Inc (NYSE:BGS) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 5.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the May covered call at the $40 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.40 bid, which annualizes to an additional 21.1% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost), for a total of 26.5% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $40 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but BGS shares would have to climb 10.8% from current levels for that to occur, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 17.4% 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 B&G Foods Inc, looking at the dividend history chart for BGS 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 5.4% annualized dividend yield. Below is a chart showing BGS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 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 May covered call at the $40 strike gives good reward for the risk of having given away the upside beyond $40. (Do most options expire worthless? This and six other common options myths debunked). We calculate the trailing twelve month volatility for B&G Foods Inc (considering the last 252 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $35.01) to be 63%. For other call options contract ideas at the various different available expirations, visit the BGS Stock Options page of StockOptionsChannel.com. In mid-afternoon trading on Tuesday, the put volume among S&P 500 components was 1.44M contracts, with call volume at 3.53M, for a put:call ratio of 0.41 so far for the day. Compared to the long-term median put:call ratio of .65, that represents very high call volume relative to puts; in other words, buyers are preferring calls in options trading so far today. Find out which 15 call and put options traders are talking about today.
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