There's required rate of return, discount rate, stock yield. All these terms have a lot in common and are key in investing, but how can I determine them when valuating a stock of a publicly traded company? There's a myriad of stock valuation methods I've read about -- DCF, CAPM, Gordon model, etc...

I need some help trying to figure out the required rate of return. The outstanding stock pays a dividend of 5 dollars at the end of the year. The preferred stock sells for 60 dollars a share. How do I find out the required rate of return?

If a stock sells for $60 a share and pays a $5 dividend at the end of a year, what is the required rate of return?

Company Z has a preferred stock outstanding that pays a $9 annual dividend. It has a price of $76. What is the required rate of return (yield) on the preferred stock? Thanks Lynn