Dividend Discount Model - DDM
A procedure for valuing the price of a stock by using predicted dividends and discounting them back to present value. The idea is that if the value obtained from the DDM is higher than what the shares are currently trading at, then the stock is undervalued.
Investopedia Commentary
This procedure has many variations, and it doesn't work for companies that don't pay out dividends.
Related Links
Digging Into The Dividend Discount Model
How and Why Do Companies Pay Dividends?
Back In Vogue: Dividends
See also: Discount Rate, Dividend, Valuation
Also spelled: DDM
dividend discount model