1) Preferred Stock Valuation
Nick’s Enchiladas Incorporated has preferred stock outstanding that pays a dividend of $5 at the end of each year. The preferred sells for $50 a share. What is the stock’s required rate of return (assume the market is in equilibrium with the required return equal to the expected return)?
2) Constant Growth Valuation
Crisp Cookware’s common stock is expected to pay a dividend of $3 a share at the end of this year (D1=$3.0); ots beta is 0.8; the risk-free rate is 5.2%; and the market risk premium is 6%. The dividend is expected to grow at some constant rate g, and the stock currently sells for $40 a share. Assuming the market is in equilibrium, what does the market believe will be the stock’s price at the end of 3 years (i.e. what is P3)?