单选题

Information about three stocks is provided below:

Stock Expected Return Beta
Booraem Inc. 12.85%   1.5
Heisen Inc. 11.27% 1.1
Gutmann Inc. 9.51% 0.8

If the expected market return is 9.5% and the average risk-free rate is 1.2%, according to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and the security market line (SML), which of the three stocks is most likely overvalued?

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

B is correct.8ooraem Inc. is overvalued because it lies below the SML. The expected return,12.85%, is less than the required return. According to the CAPM, the required return for Booraem Inc. is 0.1365 or 13.65%:
0.1365 = 0.012 + 1.5(0.095 - 0.012).