Ralph Rafferty purchased Gold Depot at the beginning of January for $25 per share. Ralph received a $1.25 dividend payment from the company at the end of December. At that time, the stock was selling for $27.50 per share. What is Ralph's return on his investment for the year? What portion of the total return is the dividend yield and what portion is the capital gains yield
Ewald Company's current stock price is $36, and its last dividend was $2.40. In view of Ewald's strong financial position and its consequent low risk, its required rate of return is only 12 percent. If dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate, g, in the future, and if rs is expected to remain at 12 percent, what is Ewald's expected stock price five years from now?Sanger Music Company's preferred stock, which currently sells for $105 per share, pays an annual dividend equal to $12.60. What is the yield-that is, the rate of return-that Sanger's preferred stockholders earn?