Hackworth Oil Company is an oil drilling company. The company paid a dividend of $2.80 last year, and in the past, its dividend has increased steadily by 4% per year. Hackworth just announced that its dividend will increase to $3.75 this year, and its stock price rose from $35 to $38 immediately after the announcement. Which of the following theories best explains why the stock price increased as it did? The dividend irrelevance theory, the clientele effect, the signaling hypothesis.

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ackworth Oil Company is an oil drilling company. The company paid a dividend of $2.80 last year, and in th ast its dividend has increased steadily by 4% per year. Hackworth just announced that its dividend will incre $3.75 this year, and its stock price rose from $35 to $38 immediately after the announcement. Which of the llowing theories best explains why the stock price increased as it did? The dividend irrelevance theory The entele effect The signaling hypothesis

ackworth Oil Company is an oil drilling company. The company paid a dividend of $2.80 last year, and in th ast its dividend has increased steadily by 4% per year. Hackworth just announced that its dividend will incre $3.75 this year, and its stock price rose from $35 to $38 immediately after the announcement. Which of the llowing theories best explains why the stock price increased as it did? The dividend irrelevance theory The entele effect The signaling hypothesis

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