Search for dissertations about: "Stock recommendations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Stock recommendations.

  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. 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

  5. 3. The Pursuit of Relevance : Studies on the Relationships between Accounting and Users

    Author : Johan Graaf; Matti Skoog; Roland Almqvist; John Holland; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Accounting; Information; Relevance; Financial analysis; Social and Institutional Practice; Capital Markets; Sell-side; Analyst; Broker; Equity sales; Investment recommendations; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Abstract : Relevance has become one of the key priorities for accounting policy, and implies that accounting should have an impact on the economic decision-making of accounting users. Despite the increased importance given to users, however, little is known concerning the properties of such relevance in practice. READ MORE

  6. 4. Recommendation changes in walls of glass : perceived roles and relative importance of direct contacts

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

    Abstract : The equities recommendations of financial analysts to investors are often seen as mysterious created through skilled handcraft difficult to understand for the uninitiated. The core issue in this study is connected to the stock market functioning and the ability of analysts to disclose reliable and similar information to investors. READ MORE

  7. 5. Maintenance for improved punctuality : a study of condition monitoring technology for the Swedish railway sector

    Author : Rikard Granström; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Drift och underhållsteknik; Operation and Maintenance;

    Abstract : Banverket (‘the National Swedish Railway Administration') is responsible for management of the infrastructure in Sweden. The main objective of Banverket, stated by the Swedish government, is to assure a cost-effective and long-term provision of transportation for citizens and the business sector. READ MORE