question archive Which of the following are effective ways to try to boost a company's stock price? Strive to increase earnings per share, boost the company's dividend payout ratio to more than 100%, and increase the company's retained earnings Pay off all long-term debt as rapidly as possible, strive to achieve a credit rating of at least an A, and try to boost the company's image rating above 75 Strive to achieve an ROE above 20%, quickly pay off all long-term debt, and keep the company's dividend payout ratio below 50% Strive to increase earnings per share each year, raise the company's dividend each year (ideally by at least $
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Which of the following are effective ways to try to boost a company's stock price? Strive to increase earnings per share, boost the company's dividend payout ratio to more than 100%, and increase the company's retained earnings Pay off all long-term debt as rapidly as possible, strive to achieve a credit rating of at least an A, and try to boost the company's image rating above 75 Strive to achieve an ROE above 20%, quickly pay off all long-term debt, and keep the company's dividend payout ratio below 50% Strive to increase earnings per share each year, raise the company's dividend each year (ideally by at least $.05 per share), and repurchase shares of common stock Increase the company's retained earnings each year, boost spending for corporate citizenship and social responsibility, and offer a wider variety of models/styles of branded footwear

Solution: Strive to increase earnings per share each year, raise the company's dividend each year (ideally by at least $.05 per share) and repurchase shares of common stock
Explanation: Increase need to be at least $0.05 per share of the company's dividend payments to shareholders each year to have much impact on the stock price, make all effort to strive annual increases in earnings per share, and repurchase shares of common stock to decrease the number of shares that are in the possession of shareholders

