Should stockholder wealth maximization be thought of as a long-term or a short-term goal? for example, if one action increases a firm’s stock price from a current level of $20 to $25 in 6 months and then to $30 in 5 years, but another action keeps the stock at $20 for several years but then increases it to $40 in 5 years, which action would be better? think of some specific corporate actions that have these general tendencies.

Stockholder wealth growth should continuously be supposed of long term goal. It is in notice of shareholder or depositor that his prosperity continues to grow with smallest risk. Action which keeps stock at 20$ for numerous year and then increased to 40$ in year 5 is desirable as the wealth of the stockholder increases.

Sometime company capitalize in building dimensions so that it can yield more units of its product thus growing the sale. When the corporation is doing capex, stock price will remain stationary and as soon as its capex ends stock price will rise at fast pace.