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Stock PJ, which has a beta of 1.6, paid a dividend of $0.47 today. You believe that Stock PJ can sustainably increase its dividend by 3.2% per year. The risk-free rate is 3.3% per year and the market risk premium is 5.9%. According to these numbers and assumptions, what should the price of Stock PJ be today? Round to the nearest penny.
Please note the solution:
> Formula
Re = Rf + ( Rm - Rf ) * B
where Re = Required return
Rf = Risk free rate
Rm = Market return
B = Beta
Where D1 = Next year Dividend = D0 * ( 1 + g )
Re = Required return
g = growth rate
> Calculation
= 12.74 %
= [ 0.48504 ] / 0.0954
= $ 5.0843 Answer
> Answer
The Stock PJ price should be $ 5.08.
Hope you understand the solution.