ASX Stock Covered Call Offers 7.44% Return
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 15 2026
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
- Return Analysis: Investors purchasing ASX stock at $19.36 and selling the $20.00 call option at $0.80 could achieve a total return of 7.44% if the stock is called away, indicating the attractiveness of this strategy under current market conditions.
- Risk Assessment: With the strike price approximately 3% above the current price, there is a 43% chance the call option will expire worthless, allowing investors to retain their shares and gain an additional 4.13% return, annualized at 6.13%.
- Volatility Comparison: The call option has an implied volatility of 48%, while ASX's actual trailing volatility stands at 43%, suggesting a higher market expectation for future price fluctuations that could influence investor decisions.
- Market Observation: Investors should monitor ASX's trading history and fundamentals to better assess future investment opportunities, especially considering that significant stock price increases could limit the potential gains from covered call strategies.
Analyst Views on ASX
Wall Street analysts forecast ASX stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ASX is 24.35 USD with a low forecast of 17.00 USD and a high forecast of 36.75 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 20.070
Low
17.00
Averages
24.35
High
36.75
Current: 20.070
Low
17.00
Averages
24.35
High
36.75
About ASX
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company that mainly invests in packaging services, testing services, electronic product assembly technology and manufacturing services. The investment business includes general investment business projects. The packaging and testing business provides integrated circuit (IC) services, including packaging and module design, IC packaging, multi-chip packaging, micro and hybrid modules, memory packaging, front-end testing, wafer probe testing, finished product testing, substrate design, and manufacturing. The electronic manufacturing service business mainly provides a series of professional services such as development and design, material procurement, production and manufacturing, logistics, maintenance and other after-sales services for domestic and foreign brand manufacturers in the fields of communications, consumer electronics, computers, storage industrial, automotive electronics and other types of electronic products.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
