NetApp (NTAP) Offering Possible 10.13% Return Over the Next 13 Calendar Days

NetApp's most recent trend suggests a bullish bias. One trading opportunity on NetApp is a Bull Put Spread using a strike $42.50 short put and a strike $37.50 long put offers a potential 10.13% return on risk over the next 13 calendar days. Maximum profit would be generated if the Bull Put Spread were to expire worthless, which would occur if the stock were above $42.50 by expiration. The full premium credit of $0.46 would be kept by the premium seller. The risk of $4.54 would be incurred if the stock dropped below the $37.50 long put strike price.

The 5-day moving average is moving up which suggests that the short-term momentum for NetApp is bullish and the probability of a rise in share price is higher if the stock starts trending.

The 20-day moving average is moving up which suggests that the medium-term momentum for NetApp is bullish.

The RSI indicator is at 44.21 level which suggests that the stock is neither overbought nor oversold at this time.

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For the current fiscal year, earnings are expected to take a dip to $3.27 per share from $4.05 last year. However, in 2021, analysts polled by Yahoo! Finance expect its earnings power to rebound back to $4.02.Meanwhile, this company's earnings more than cover its annual $1.92 dividend. It is also one of the few technology stocks that also buys back its shares. In fact, one of its chief advantages of buybacks is that it allows a company to continue to grow its dividend per share without any further outlay of cash.That said, my analysis of the stock is that it is worth significantly more than its present price. For example, the average dividend yield for NTAP stock over the past four years, according to Seeking Alpha, is 2.37%. 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Hake, CFA Market Cap: $1.95 BillionDividend Yield: 6.2%Investors Bancorp is a New Jersey headquartered bank with 154 branches in New Jersey and New York. ISBC stock is very cheap, priced at $7.77 for just 73.5% of its $10.57 tangible book value.Moreover, the dividend yield for ISBC stock is attractive at 6.2%. And over the last 12 months, the company made 73 cents per share — which more than covers its 48 cents dividend per share. Additionally, the stock trades for just 10 times expected earnings for next year. And if you put all of these things together, you have a very cheap stock to buy.Obviously, the bank has been hit by the real estate troubles. And even with loan provisions it still made 18 cents per share in Q2. This more than covered the 12 cents per share quarterly dividend.My estimate of the company's value is $14.95 per share, or 88 percent above the price today. 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