Suppose that you are interested in buying the stock of a company that has a policy of paying a $5 per share dividend every year. Assuming no changes in the firm’s policies, what is the value of a share of stock if the required rate of return is 10 percent?
Assume that JNJ stock is priced at $101 per share and pays a dividend of $3 per share. An investor purchases the stock on margin, paying $80 per share and borrowing the remainder from the brokerage firm at 10 percent annualized interest. If after one year, the stock is sold at a price of $117 per share, what is the return to the investors?