Whispering Corporation had $2025$ net income of $$853,000.$ During $2025,$ Whispering paid a dividend of $$2$ per share on $79,400$ shares of preferred stock. During $2025,$ Whispering had outstanding $267,000$ shares of common stock.

Compute Whispering's $2025$ earnings per share. $($Round answer to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.3\mathrm{.}56.)$

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