Given the following additional data:
HPG T CSCO
5 year expected dividend growth rate(%):
8.44 4.04 4.68
Long term growth rate after 5 years (%) 5.5 2.0 5.5
Stock Price($) dividend($ annual) Hewlett Packard (HPQ) 25.63 0.48 AT&T (T) 29.39 1.74 Cisco Systems (CSCO) 16.73 0.26
a) Using the 2 step growth model, calculate the price of the 3 stocks.
b) Are any of the stocks an obvious buy compared to the current market price?
c) If you had a stock selected for part b, explain where the analysis may have gone astray.