Consider the following quotation from a leading investment manager: The shares of Mid- South Electric have traded

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Consider the following quotation from a leading investment manager: “The shares of Mid- South Electric have traded close to $12 for most of the past three years. Since Mid-South’s stock has demonstrated very little price movement, the stock has a low beta. Tech Flyer, on the other hand, has traded as high as $150 and as low as its current $75. Since Tech Flyer’s stock has demonstrated a large amount of price movement, the stock has a very high beta.” Do you agree with this analysis? Explain.

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Corporate Finance Core Principles and Applications

ISBN: 978-1259289903

5th edition

Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford Jordan

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