Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. (UVE)

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/11/17, Universal Insurance Holdings Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.14, payable on 10/24/17. As a percentage of UVE's recent stock price of $17.75, this dividend works out to approximately 0.79%, so look for shares of Universal Insurance Holdings Inc to trade 0.79% lower — all else being equal — when UVE shares open for trading on 9/11/17.

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc presently has a stellar rank, in the top 10% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

Shareholders of Universal Insurance Holdings Inc looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 2.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the November covered call at the $25 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.65 bid, which annualizes to an additional 16.4% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost), for a total of 18.7% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $25 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but UVE shares would have to climb 2% from current levels for that to occur, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 8.8% return from this trading level, in addition to any dividends collected before the stock was called.

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

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In trading on Thursday, shares of Universal Insurance Holdings Inc crossed below their 200 day moving average of $19.97, changing hands as low as $19.60 per share. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc shares are currently trading off about 4.5% on the day.

Investors eyeing a purchase of Universal Insurance Holdings Inc shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $21.95/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the May 2017 put at the $17.50 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of 95 cents.

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc presently has a stellar rank, in the top 10% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/13/16, Universal Insurance Holdings Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.14, payable on 7/5/16. As a percentage of UVE's recent stock price of $19.14, this dividend works out to approximately 0.73%, so look for shares of Universal Insurance Holdings Inc to trade 0.73% lower — all else being equal — when UVE shares open for trading on 6/13/16.

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