The Jameson Company just paid a dividend of $0.75 per share, and that dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5.50% per year in the future. The company's beta is 1.15, the market risk premium is 5.00%, and the risk-free rate is 4.00%. What is Jameson's current stock price, P0?

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Answer:

Jameson's current stock price, P0 is  $18.62

Explanation:

Required rate of return = Risk free rate + Beta*Market risk premium.

                                       = 4.00% + 1.15*5.00 %

                                       = 9.75 %

Current stock price, P0

= Expected dividend per share/(Required rate of return - Growth in dividends)

= (0.75 + 5.50%*0.75)/(0.0975 - 0.055)

= $18.62

Therefore, Jameson's current stock price, P0 is  $18.62