Question

You purchased a stock at a price of $46.55. The stock paid a dividend of $1.79 per share and the stock price at the end of the year is $52.45. What was the dividend yield

Answer 1

Answer:

3.84%

Explanation:

Calculation for dividend yield

Using this formula

Dividend Yield(%) = D / P0

Where,

D=$1.79

P0=$46.55

Let plug in the formula

Dividend Yield(%) =$1.79/$46.55

Dividend Yield(%) =0.0384*100

Dividend Yield(%) =3.84%

Therefore the dividend yield will be 3.84%