Question

Problem 12-12 Relative Valuation (LO3, CFA2) Stock Y has a beta of 1.00 and an expected return of 13.05 percent. Stock Z has a beta of 0.60 and an expected return of 8 percent. If the risk-free rate is 5.0 percent and the market risk premium is 7.2 percent, what are the reward-to-risk ratios of Y and Z? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Reward-to-Risk Ratio Stock Y Stock Z

Answer 1

The reward to risk ratios are given below:

1.
Stock Y=(13.05%-5%)/1=8.05%

2.
Stock Z=(8%-5%)/0.6=5%