Dick's Sporting Goods meets all five of my current primary evaluation criteria for identifying worthwhile candidates for investing:
In addition, for the past 4 quarters, DICK'S earnings per share have exceeded the comparable prior year quarter and are expected to continue to do so for each of the four FY 2024 quarters. They have also beat analysts' EPS estimates every quarter for the past 4 quarters. A very short-term stock price technical indicator of relative strength RS(2) was very oversold at only 13.2 (note: readings below 30 are generally considered to be oversold) when this position was transacted this morning.As detailed below, the potential return-on-investment results for this DICK'S Sporting Goods Inc. Covered Calls position is +1.5% absolute return (equivalent to +32.1% annualized
return-on-investment for the next 17 days) if the stock is assigned on the August 4th options expiration date.
DICK'S Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS) -- New Covered Calls Position
The buy/write transaction was:7/19/2023 Bought 200 DICK'S Sporting Goods shares @ $133.73
7/19/2023 Sold 2 DKS 8/4/2023 $130.00 Call options @ $5.65 per share.
A possible overall performance result (including commissions) for this DICK'S Sporting Goods Covered Calls position is as follows:
Covered Calls Net Investment: $25,617.34
= ($133.73 - $5.65) * 200 shares + $1.34 commission
Net Profit:
(a) Options Income: +$1,128.66
= ($5.65 * 200 shares) - $1.34 commission
(b) Dividend Income: +$0.00
= ($0.00 dividends per share x 200 shares)
(c) Capital Appreciation (If DICK'S shares assigned at $130.00 strike price at expiration): -$746.00
+($130.00 - $133.73) * 200 shares
Total Net Profit (If options exercised on the August 4th, 2023 options expiration date): +$382.66
= (+$1,128.66 options income +$0.00 dividend income -$746.00 capital appreciation)
Potential Absolute Return-on-Investment (If the DICK'S Sporting Goods shares are assigned at the $130.00 strike price at the 8/4/2023 options expiration date): +1.5%
= +$382.66/$25,617.34
Potential Annualized Return-on-Investment (If 200 DICK'S shares assigned at the $130.00 strike price on the August 4th, 2023 options expiration date): +32.1%
= (+$382.66/$25,617.34) * (365/17 days)