Stock Y has a beta of 1.40 and an expected return of 14.8 percent. Stock Z has a beta of. 85 and an expected return of 11.3 percent. If the risk-free rate is 4.85 percent and the market risk premium is 7.35 percent, are these stocks overvalued or undervalued?

Stock Y has overvalued and Stock Z as undervalued

Explanation:

In this question, we apply the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) formula which is shown below

Expected rate of return = Risk-free rate of return + Beta * (Market rate of return - Risk-free rate of return)

For Stock Y

= 4.85% + 1.40 * 7.35%

= 4.85% + 10.29%

= 15.14%

For Stock Z

= 4.85% + 0.85 * 7.35%

= 4.85% + 6.2475%

= 11.0975%

The (Market rate of return - Risk-free rate of return) is also called market risk premium and the same is applied in the answer

As we see the expected return of both the stock So, Stock Y has overvalued and Stock Z as undervalued