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Holtzman Clothiers's stock currently sells for $27.00 a share. It just paid a dividend of $2.00 a share (i.e., D0 = $2.00). The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 8% a year.
What stock price is expected 1 year from now? Round your answer
to the nearest cent.
$
What is the required rate of return? Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
%
Stock Price today = $27
Dividend last year (D0) = $2
Dividend Growth Rate (g) = 8% per year
As per Gordan Growth Model,
Stock Price = (D0 * (1 + g)) / (Ke - g)
27 = (2 * (1 + 8%)) / (Ke - 8%)
Ke - 8% = 2 * 1.08 / 27
Ke = 0.08 + 0.08
Ke = 0.16 i.e. 16%
Thus, required rate of return is 16% p.a.
Stock Price today = (Dividend in 1 Year + Stock Price in 1 Year) / (1 + Ke)
27 = (2 * (1 + 8%) + Stock Price in 1 Year) / (1 + 16%)
27 * 1.16 = 2.16 + Stock Price in 1 Year
Stock Price in 1 Year = 31.32 - 2.16 = $29.16.
Expected Stock Price 1 Year from now is $29.16.