Question

LTM, Inc. has an issue of preferred stock whose par value is $1,000. The preferred stock pays a 4.5% dividend. If investors require a 5.5% rate of return for these shares, what price should the preferred stock sell for?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

return on preferred stock (rp) = Dividend/ Current price

rate of return = 5.5% or 0.055 as a decimal

Dividend amount = dividend rate * par value ;

Dividend amount = 4.5% * 1000 = $45

Current price = ?

Next, plug the numbers to the formula above to find Price;

0.055 = 45/ Price

0.055Price = 45

Divide both sides by 0.055;

Price = 45/ 0.055

Price = $818.18