Common stock value: Constant growth Seagate Technology is a global leader in data storage solutions and a high-yield dividend payer. From 2015 through 2019, Seagate paid the following per-share dividends: Year Dividend per share 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 $2.49 2.26 1.87 1.23 1.49 Assume that the historical annual growth rate of Seagate dividends is an accurate estimate of the future constant annual dividend growth rate. Use a 21% required rate of return to find the value of Seagate's stock immediately after it paid its 2019 dividend of $2.49. The value of Seagate's stock is S. (Round to the nearest cent.)

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Common stock value: Constant growth Seagate Technology is a global leader in data storage solutions and a high-yield dividend payer. From 2015 through 2019, Seagate paid the following per-share dividends:
Year Dividend per share
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Assume that the historical annual growth rate of Seagate dividends is an accurate estimate of the future constant annual dividend growth rate. Use a 21% required rate of return to find the value of Seagate's stock immediately after it paid its 2019 dividend of $2.49.
$2.49
2.26
1.87
1.23
1.49
The value of Seagate's stock is $. (Round to the nearest cent.)
C
Transcribed Image Text:Common stock value: Constant growth Seagate Technology is a global leader in data storage solutions and a high-yield dividend payer. From 2015 through 2019, Seagate paid the following per-share dividends: Year Dividend per share 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Assume that the historical annual growth rate of Seagate dividends is an accurate estimate of the future constant annual dividend growth rate. Use a 21% required rate of return to find the value of Seagate's stock immediately after it paid its 2019 dividend of $2.49. $2.49 2.26 1.87 1.23 1.49 The value of Seagate's stock is $. (Round to the nearest cent.) C
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Step 1: Calculate growth rate

Dividend for 2015 = $1.49

Dividend for 2019 = $2.49


The historical growth rate is 

table row cell G r o w t h space r a t e end cell equals cell open parentheses D subscript 2019 over D subscript 2015 close parentheses to the power of fraction numerator 1 over denominator 2019 minus 2015 end fraction end exponent minus 1 end cell row blank equals cell open parentheses fraction numerator $ 2.49 over denominator $ 1.49 end fraction close parentheses to the power of 1 fourth end exponent minus 1 end cell row blank equals cell 1.13698 minus 1 end cell row blank equals cell 13.698 percent sign end cell end table


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