YieldBoost Methode Electronics From 4.8% To 29.4% Using Options

Shareholders of Methode Electronics Inc (MEI) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 4.8% annualized dividend yield can sell the April 2025 covered call at the $12.50 strike and collect the premium based on the 85 cents bid, which annualizes to an additional 24.6% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost), for a total of 29.4% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $12.50 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but MEI shares would have to advance 7% from current levels for that to occur, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 14.3% return from this trading level, in addition to any dividends collected before the stock was called.