Stock A has a beta of 92 and an expected return of 904 perce
Stock A has a beta of .92 and an expected return of 9.04 percent. Stock B has a beta of 1.04 and an expected return of 9.51 percent. Stock C has a beta of 1.36 and an expected return of 11.68 percent. The risk-free rate is 3 percent and the market risk premium is 6.5 percent. Which of these stocks are underpriced?
Solution
A.A only
working note:
CAPM return = risk free rate + beta*[risk premium]
since stock A\'s expected return is more than CAPM return, the stock A is only underpriced.
| stock | expected return | CAPM return |
| stock A | 9.04 | [3 + 0.92*6.5]=>8.98 |
| stock B | 9.51 | [3+1.04*6.5]=>9.76 |
| stock C | 11.68 | [3+1.36*6.5]=>11.84 |
