Question

Which of the following statements best describes how a change in a firm’s stock price would affect a stock’s capital gains yield? The capital gains yield on a stock that the investor already owns has a direct relationship with the firm’s expected future stock price. The capital gains yield on a stock that the investor already owns has an inverse relationship with the firm’s expected future stock price.

Answer 1

Answer: The capital gains yield on a stock that the investor already owns has a direct relationship with the firm’s expected future stock price.

Explanation:

The Capital Gains on a security refers to the increase in the price of the security from the cost that it was bought at. The Yield can therefore be calculated by dividing the difference between the Security Price now and the Security Price at cost by the Security Price at Cost.

If the price is higher than the cost, that is a Capital Gain. The reverse is a loss.

Therefore, a Company's future stock price is directly related to the Capital Gains Yield of an investor who is already holding the stock. If the future price increases, the Capital Gains Yield on that stock will go up. The reverse is true.