Strategy To YieldBoost Agilent Technologies To 5% Using Options

Shareholders of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.7% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2027 covered call at the $170 strike and collect the premium based on the $13.10 bid, which annualizes to an additional 4.3% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost), for a total of 5% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away..