Question

Seagate Technology is a global leader in data storage solutions and a​ high-yield dividend payer. From 2015 through 2019​, Seagate paid the following​ per-share dividends: Year Dividend per share 2019 ​$2.52 2018 2.23 2017 1.82 2016 1.15 2015 1.51 Assume that the historical annual growth rate of Seagate dividends is an accurate estimate of the future constant annual dividend growth rate. Use a 21​% required rate of return to find the value of​ Seagate's stock immediately after it paid its 2019 dividend of ​$2.52.

Answer 1

$39.0217

Step-by-step explanation:

`Growth\ rate=((Present)/(past))^{(1)/(n)}-1`

`Growth\ rate=((2.52)/(1.51))^{(1)/(4)}-1`

= 1.13659541 - 1

= 0.13659541 or 0.1366 or 13.66%

D1 = $2.52 × 1.1366

= $2.8642

Share price = D1 ÷ (required rate - growth rate)

= $2.8642 ÷ (0.21 - 0.1366)

= $2.8642 ÷ 0.0734

= $39.0217