How to Get Paid to Buy PYPL at a Steep Discount
At about $45.48 a share, PayPal (PYPL) is trading about 42% below its 52W high.
Do you think PYPL stock is a good long-term bet at current levels? What about a 30% discount at about $32.50 per share? If you think that is a steal and have some cash ready to go, here is a trade.
11% annualized yield at 30% margin of safety by selling Put Options.
- Sell a long-dated Put option expiring 3/19/2027, with a strike price of $32.5
- Collect roughly $219 in premium per contract (each contract represents 100 shares)
- That’s about 7.1% annualized yield on the $3,250 you’re setting aside for the possibility of buying the stock
- This cash parked in a savings or money market account will earn an extra 4.0%, taking total yield to 11.1%
- And you give yourself a chance to buy PYPL stock at deep discounted price of $32.5
However, this is not the only stock strategy in town. Trefis High Quality Portfolio is a sophisticated framework designed to reduce stock-specific risk while giving upside exposure.
Possible Trade Outcomes: You Win Either Way
| Stock Price Outcome | What It Means For You |
|---|---|
| PYPL stays above $32.5 | You keep the full $219 premium – 6.7% extra income over the next 347 days on cash that might otherwise earn you 4.0% or less. You never buy the stock and simply walk away with the cash. |
| PYPL closes below $32.5 | You’ll be obligated to buy 100 shares at $32.5. But thanks to $219 premium, your effective cost basis is just $30.31 per share – a roughly 33% discount from the current level. |
But to hold this trade with conviction, you want to see long-term upside in the stock. Because if it comes to it, you want to be excited about buying the stock cheap.
Check out Buy or Sell PYPL Stock and PayPal Investment Highlights
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