Search for dissertations about: "analysts"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 86 swedish dissertations containing the word analysts.

  2. 1. Essays on Information and Conflicts of Interest in Stock Recommendations

    Author : Erik Lidén; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Stock recommendations; Printed media; Price-pressure hypothesis; Information hypothesis; Journalists; Analysts; EMH; Initiations; Information asymmetry; Initial public offerings; Quiet period; Underwriter analysts.;

    Abstract : This thesis brings together three separate empirical essays on the information and conflicts of interest in stock recommendations. The first essay analyzes stock-price reactions to recommendations published in printed Swedish media and also trading volumes at and around the publication day, bid/ask spreads, and the post-publication drift in recommended stocks for the period 1995-2000. READ MORE

  4. 2. Valuation Relevance : The use of Information and Choice of Method in Equity Valuation

    Author : Per Flöstrand; Jan Erik Gröjer; Bino Catasús; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Business studies; valuation; non-financial; analysts; intellectual capital; disclosure; sell-side; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with exploring the equity market price discovery process, the translation and incorporation of new information into stock prices, by studying both what information is included in this process and which valuation methods are used to translate that information into a value.The overarching research question posed in this thesis is: How is equity valued? The overarching question is broad and has been divided into the following sub questions:What valuation methods do companies use when valuing takeover targets?What valuation methods do sell-side analysts use when valuing equity?What factors explain the variation in the use of valuation methods by sell-side analysts?To what extent do sell-side analysts utilize non-financial information in their reports?These questions are addressed in four separate essays. READ MORE

  5. 3. Shooting Stars: The Value of Ranked Analysts' Recommendations

    Author : Yury Kucheev; Tomas Sörensson; Mats Engwall; Felipe Ruiz; Anders Löflund; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Alpha; analysts’ recommendations; Institutional Investor; sell-side analysts; star analysts; StarMine; The Wall Street Journal; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Financial analysts play a key role in collecting, processing and disseminating information for the stock market. Selecting the best analysts among thousands of analysts is an important task for investors that determines future investment profitability. READ MORE

  6. 4. Direct contacts between financial analysts and traded companies

    Author : Jeaneth Johansson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Accounting and Control; Redovisning och styrning;

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  7. 5. Essays on Disclosure Practices in Sweden - Causes and Effects

    Author : Anders H Adrem; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Earnings Forecasts; Financial Analysts; Annual Report; Strategy; Voluntary Disclosure; Accounting; Investor Relations; Redovisning;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis examines the causes and effects of corporate disclosure practices. The thesis consists of four independent but related essays that collectively make up a country study for Sweden. READ MORE