4. Estimating the DCF Growth Rate [LO1] Suppose Wacken, Ltd., just issued a dividend of $2.73...

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4. Estimating the DCF Growth Rate [LO1] Suppose Wacken, Ltd., just issued a dividend of $2.73 per share on its common stock. Z The company paid dividends of $2.31, $2.39, $2.48, and $2.58 per share in the last four years. If the stock currently sells for $43, what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity capital using the arithmetic average growth rate in dividends? What if you use the geometric average growth rate? arred Stock Lou Savers has an issue of preferred stock with a stated dividend of $3.85 that just sold for $87 4. Estimating the DCF Growth Rate [LO1] Suppose Wacken, Ltd., just issued a dividend of $2.73 per share on its common stock. Z The company paid dividends of $2.31, $2.39, $2.48, and $2.58 per share in the last four years. If the stock currently sells for $43, what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity capital using the arithmetic average growth rate in dividends? What if you use the geometric average growth rate? arred Stock Lou Savers has an issue of preferred stock with a stated dividend of $3.85 that just sold for $87