Bob is an analyst at a wealth management firm. One of his clients holds a $$7,500$ portfolio that consists of four stocks. The investment allocation in the portfolio along with the contribution of risk from each stock is given in the following table:

Stock

Investment Allocation

Beta

Standard Deviation

Atteric Inc. $35\%0\mathrm{.}9000\mathrm{.}23\%$

Arthur Inc. $20\%1\mathrm{.}6000\mathrm{.}27\%$

Lobster Supply Corp. $15\%1\mathrm{.}3000\mathrm{.}30\%$

Transfer Fuels Co$.30\%0\mathrm{.}3000\mathrm{.}34\%$

Bob calculated the portfolio$$s beta as $0\mathrm{.}920$ and the portfolio$$s expected return as $12\mathrm{.}90\%.$

Bob thinks it will be a good idea to reallocate the funds in his client$$s portfolio. He recommends replacing Atteric Inc.$$s shares with the same amount in additional shares of Transfer Fuels Co$.$ The risk$-$free rate is $6\mathrm{.}00\%,$ and the market risk premium is $7\mathrm{.}50\%.$

According to Bob$$s recommendation, assuming that the market is in equilibrium, how much will the portfolio$$s required return change?

$1\mathrm{.}81\%$

$1\mathrm{.}95\%$

$1\mathrm{.}57\%$

$1\mathrm{.}22\%$

Analysts$$ estimates on expected returns from equity investments are based on several factors. These estimations also often include subjective and judgmental factors, because different analysts interpret data in different ways.

Suppose, based on the earnings consensus of stock analysts, Bob expects a return of $11\mathrm{.}35\%$ from the portfolio with the new weights. Does he think that the revised portfolio, based on the changes he recommended, is undervalued, overvalued, or fairly valued?

Undervalued

Fairly valued

Overvalued

Suppose instead of replacing Atteric Inc.$$s stock with Transfer Fuels Co$.$s stock, Bob considers replacing Atteric Inc.$$s stock with the equal dollar allocation to shares of Company X$$s stock that has a higher beta than Atteric Inc.. If everything else remains constant, the portfolio$$s beta would $,$ and the required return from the portfolio would $.$