Question: Based on the below information, kindly answer the below questions: Stock Beta B ? D 1.82 E 1.52 The Market Expected return and standard deviation

Based on the below information, kindly answer the below questions:

Stock

Beta

B

?

D

1.82

E

1.52

The Market Expected return and standard deviation are as per the below:

E(RM) = 7% and M = 15%

The Risk-Free rate is equal to 2.25%

Stock B has a standard deviation (B) equal to 48%.

  1. The correlation between stock B returns and the market returns is equal to 0.58.
    1. What should be Stock B beta? (2 pts)

  1. What should be Stock B expected rate of return? (2 pts)

  1. Stock D sells for $80 today. It will pay a dividend of $D1 per share at the end of the year. Investors expect the stock to sell for $85 at the end of the year. What do investors expect the stock dividend to be by the end of the year? (2 pts)

  1. A share of stock E sells for $70 today. It will pay a dividend of $4 per share at the end of the year. Investors expect the stock to sell for $S1 at the end of the year. What do investors expect the stock to sell for at the end of the year?

(2 pts)

  1. Suppose you want to form a zero market-risk portfolio out of stock D and E. What should be the weight you allocate to stock D and stock E to construct the zero market-risk portfolio? (4 pts)

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