You have found the following historical information for DEF Company:Year 2Year 3Year 4Year1Stock Price$45.38$54.31$59.3$50.08EPS$2.37$2.4$3$3.48Earnings are expected to grow at 8 percent for the next year. Using the company's historical averagePE as a benchmark, what is the target stock price in one year? Answer to two decimals.

First, PE ratio for each year is calculated as Price divided by earnings. Then the average of 4 year…

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Essentials Of Investments

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Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues

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