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Safeco is expected to pay a dividend of $1.00 next year and $1.85 in the following year, and $2.25 in the following year. Analysts believe that Safeco will hit their price target of $92.50 in three years. What is the value of Safeco stock if your required return is 10.25 percent?
| Calculation of stock's current price: | ||||
| Year | Particulars | Amount | PVF @10.25% | Present value | 
| 1 | Dividend | 1.00 | 0.907 | 0.91 | 
| 2 | Dividend | 1.85 | 0.823 | 1.52 | 
| 3 | Dividend+price | 94.75 | 0.746 | 70.70 | 
| Total | 73.13 | |||
| So value of stock is $73.13 | ||||
| Wrking: Year 3= dividend + price= 2.25+92.50=$94.75 | ||||