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If a stock pays a dividend of $50 and its market price is $950. What is the current yield of that stock?
Here,
Annual Dividend = $55
Market Price of Stock = $950
The current yield will be calculated by dividing the annual dividend by its market price.
The terms used in the formula
D - Annual Dividend
P - Market Price
\( \begin{align}\rm\text{Current Yield} &= \frac {D}{P}\\ &= \frac {\$50}{\$950}\\ &= 0.0526 \ or \ 5.26\% \end{align} \)
Hence, the current yield of a stock is 5.26%
The Current Yield is 5.26%