Caymans Crafters is also considering issuing new shares of common stock. Their investment banker has advised them that it is a good time to sell and that the markets required rate of return on similar securities is currently 8.5%. Caymans analysts predict that the growth rate of earnings and dividends for the next four years will be 22% but that after that, they will grow at a constant rate of 3.2% indefinitely. Shareholders received a $8.00 dividend, yesterday.