You work as a security analyst for a large investment firm. The portfolio manager has...

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You work as a security analyst for a large investment firm. The portfolio manager has asked you whether it is a good idea to buy "ABC" stocks. The current stock price for "ABC" is $345 and the firm has just paid a $14 dividend. You have decided that the dividend discount model is appropriate for your valuation of ABC's stock. After carefully analyzing the firm and all relevant data, your best forecast is that the firm's dividends are expected to remain constant for the next five years. After that, dividends are expected to grow at 15% for 10 years. Following that,
the growth is expected to be 3% forever. Assume that the required rate of return is 10%.
A) What is the (theoretical) stock value based on the dividend discount model?
B) Would you recommend buying the stock? Explain Hint: There are many ways to solve the problem. The simplest approach is to
split it into two parts, find the value of each part, and then add the values
together to find the stock valuation.
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