Employers Holdings Inc
Employers Holdings Inc (EIG) Covered Calls
Employers Holdings Inc trades in the Insurance - Specialty industry with an IV Rank of 16.27%, low versus the past year. EIG's highest covered call setup is the $50.00 strike expiring Dec 18, 2026, sorted by theoretical annualized return. It's 5.04% out of the money with 35 days to expiration, a 5.99% return until expiration, and a 62.44% theoretical annualized return. Across the setups shown, annualized returns run from 14.94% to 62.44% at strikes between $50.00 and $50.00, with 35 to 154 days to expiration, as of Nov 13, 2026.
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Running EIG covered calls helps you generate income from Employers Holdings Inc shares you already own, turning a long stock position into a yield producing asset. A covered call means holding the underlying stock and selling a call option against it, collecting premium in exchange for capping upside at the strike. Use our scanner to find the best EIG covered calls in real time and filter for the strikes, expiries, and premiums that fit your strategy.
A covered call pairs limited risk with a clear income profile. If EIG stays below the strike at expiration, you keep the premium and the shares. If it rises above, you deliver the stock at the strike and still pocket the premium. Selling EIG covered calls works best when implied volatility is elevated, since richer premiums improve the risk reward. Key inputs include strike selection relative to delta, days to expiration, annualized return, and probability of assignment, all of which determine whether a given EIG covered call is worth writing.
Employers Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the commercial property and casualty insurance industry primarily in the United States. It offers workers' compensation insurance to small businesses in low to medium hazard industries. The company markets its products through independent local, regional, and national agents and brokers; alternative distribution channels; and national, regional, and local trade groups and associations, as well as directly to customers. Employers Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Reno, Nevada.
| 2026-12-18 | 35 | 50.00 | 5.04 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 285.00 | 5.99 | 62.44 | -0.95 | +0.30 | 1 | 0.55 |
| 2027-04-16 | 154 | 50.00 | 5.04 | 0.60 | 5.50 | 300.00 | 6.30 | 14.94 | -1.26 | +0.47 | 0 | 4.90 |
As of Nov 13, 2026
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- IndustryInsurance - Specialty
- SectorFinancial
- IV Rank16.27% Low
- Market cap (M$)835
- 52 weeks high-11.04%
- 52 weeks low27.14%
- Analyst recommendationHold
2.50 - Target price$54.00
13.45% above the current stock price - Dividend—
- Payout ratio274.45%
- Earnings date2026-10-28
- P/E28.09
- Future P/E19.64
- EPS (ttm)1.69
- EPS growth next 5 years41.35%
As of Nov 13, 2026