Brandon is an analyst at a wealth management firm. One of his clients holds a $5,000 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. (AI) 35% 0.750 38.00% Arthur Trust Inc. (AT) 20% 1.500 42.00% Li Corp. (LC) 15% 1.100 45.00% Baque Co. (BC) 30% 0.300 49.00% Brandon calculated the portfolios beta as 0.818 and the portfolios required return as 8.4990%. Brandon thinks it will be a good idea to reallocate the funds in his clients portfolio. He recommends replacing Atteric Inc.s shares with the same amount in additional shares of Baque Co. The risk-free rate is 4%, and the market risk premium is 5.50%. According to Brandons recommendation, assuming that the market is in equilibrium, how much will the portfolios required return change? (Note: Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

0.8690 percentage points 1.0776 percentage points 0.6778 percentage points 0.9994 percentage points 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, Brandon expects a return of 6.13% from the portfolio with the new weights. Does he think that the required return as compared to expected returns is undervalued, overvalued, or fairly valued?

Overvalued Undervalued Fairly valued Suppose instead of replacing Atteric Inc.s stock with Baque Co.s stock, Brandon considers replacing Atteric Inc.s stock with the equal dollar allocation to shares of Company Xs stock that has a higher beta than Atteric Inc. If everything else remains constant, the portfolios beta would (increase or decrease)