31 Aug Determine the most recent stock price and the total dividends paid over the past year.
Discussion forums 1 & 2 (200 WORDS EACH)
Discussion 1 : 200 Words, 1 source
Select a publicly traded company that pays dividends. You may select any publicly traded company that pays dividends, or choose one of the companies discussed in 65 Best Dividend Stocks You Can Count On in 2021 https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/stocks/dividend-stocks/602237/65-best-dividend-stocks-you-can-count-on-in-2021#skip-to-div-kke9azhn
· Determine the most recent stock price and the total dividends paid over the past year.
· Calculate the current dividend yield on the stock.
· Calculate the required rate of return (Ke) for an investment in the common stock. You should use formula 10-9 in the textbook to do this calculation and use an assumed growth rate of 5%.
· Identify the current P/E ratio for the company from a source such as Yahoo! Finance or Barron’s.
In your post,
Show your calculations of the dividend yield and required rate of return (Ke), and present the P/E ratio.
Explain the relationship between your chosen company’s Ke and P/E ratio and what that relationship indicates about the risk of the company’s future cash flows.
Explain whether the general relationship between a high Ke and a low P/E ratio (or low Ke and high P/E ratio) is supported by the data for your chosen publicly traded company.
Predict the impact on the company’s stock price based on your forecast that the company will grow its dividends by a rate higher than 5%.
Compare your company’s P/E ratio with the P/E ratios of two other companies in its industry.
Hypothesize which company in this industry should have the lowest Ke based on the P/E comparisons.
Summarize the connection between a company’s growth rate, its required rate of return, and its value (stock price).
Discussion 2: 200 Words, 1 source—week 6
Imagine you have been hired as a consultant to support a firm that wishes to expand its operations internationally. Your first assignment is to explain to the CEO and their staff the importance of understanding the difference between domestic expansion and international expansion.
For your initial discussion post, consider the following questions as a basis to your explanation to the CEO:
Why is foreign investment so different from domestic investment?
What should C-Level executives consider in expanding internationally, as compared to domestically?
What types of risk mitigation techniques could you suggest to the executives so that the firm can be successful in the proposed expansion?
