Question

Eastern Electric currently pays a dividend of about $1.96 per share and sells for $37 a share. A. If investors believe the growth rate of dividends is 4% per year, what rate of return do they expect to earn on the stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Rate of return = 9.53 % (Approx)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Dividend per share = $1.97

Sales price = $37

Growth rate of dividends = 4% = 0.04

Find:

Rate of return

Computation:

Rate of return = D(1+g)/p + g

Rate of return = 1.97(1+0.04)/37 + 0.04

Rate of return = 9.53 % (Approx)