Question

R&D Technology Corporation just paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. Analysts expect its dividend to grow at 24 percent per year for the next two years and then 8 percent per year thereafter. If the required rate of return in the stock is 16 percent, calculate the current value of the stock.

Answer 1

Answer:

$8.82

Explanation:

The computation of the current value of the stock is given below:

Given that

The dividend per share is $0.50

The growth rate is 24% for the next two years

And, then it should be 8 % per year

And, the required rate of return is 16%

Now based on the above information, the current value of the stock is $8.82

The calculation is to be shown in the attachment