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 Texas Pacific Land Corp, looking at the dividend history chart for TPL 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 0.5% annualized dividend yield.
Below is a chart showing TPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1370 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 July covered call at the $1370 strike gives good reward for the risk of having given away the upside beyond $1370. (Do most options expire worthless? This and six other common options myths debunked). We calculate the trailing twelve month volatility for Texas Pacific Land Corp (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $1225.13) to be 46%. For other call options contract ideas at the various different available expirations, visit the TPL Stock Options page of StockOptionsChannel.com.
In mid-afternoon trading on Monday, the put volume among S&P 500 components was 1.03M contracts, with call volume at 3.20M, for a put:call ratio of 0.32 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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