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You are considering to purchase a preferred stock. This stock pays an annual dividend of $3.88. How much is one share of this stock worth today if the rate of return is 9.50%?
Here the stock pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per annum every year
Hence this is a perpetuity
We can calculate the present value of perpetuity using the following formula
Present Value = Cash Flow/ Interest or Yeild
= 3.88/0.095 = 40.8421
Hence the value of one stock = $40.8421