QUESTIONS 79 THROUGH 90 RELATE TO EQUITY INVESTMENTS

90. A stock selling at $50 has a P/E multiple of 20 on the basis of the current year’s earnings.

An analyst estimates that next’s earnings per share will be 10% higher and that the stock

should be valued on a forward looking basis at the industry average P/E of 18. Based on

the analyst’s assessment, it is most likely that the stock is currently:

A. overvalued.

B. fairly valued.

C. undervalued.