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The market price of a security is $70. Its expected rate of return is 14%. The risk-free rate is 6% and the market risk premium is 8.5%. What will be the market price of the security if its correlation coefficient with the market portfolio doubles (and all other variables remain unchanged)? Assume that the stock is expected to pay a constant dividend in perpetuity
We have the following given data
Market price of a security (MPS) = $70
Expected rate of return (ERR) = 14%
Risk free rate (RFR) = 6%
Market Risk Premium (MRP) = 8.5%
Ans,
1. As per Capital Asset Pricing Methode (CAPM), we have
Expected Rate of Return =Risk Free Rate + Beta * Market Risk Premium
14% = 6%+Beta * 8.5%
0.14 = 0.06 + Beta * 0.085
(0.14 - 0.06)/0.085 = Beta
0.94 = Beta
If the correlation coefficient with the market portfolio doubles, Beta is also doubles
So
New Beta = 2 * 0.94
New Beta = 1.88
2. Computation Expected Rate of Return with new Beta
Expected Rate of Return =Risk Free Rate + Beta * Market Risk Premium
= 6 + 1.88 * 8.5
= 21.98 %
3. Computation of divident
Market Value of Security = Divident / Expected Rate Of Return
70 = Divident / 14 %
Divident = 70 * 14%
Divident = $9.8
4. Computation of Market Value of Security with new Expected Rate of Return
Assume that the stock is expected to pay a constant dividend in perpetuity
Market Value of Security = Divident / Expected Rate Of Return
Market Value of Security = 9.8 / 21.98 %
Market Value of Security = $ 44.585