Essays about: "Abnormal Return"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 353 essays containing the words Abnormal Return.

1. 16. Accounting for the Measurement Bias: A Study of Market Efficiency in the United States and the Relevance of Extensive Fundamental Analysis in Equity Valuation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Erik Bergmark; Hugo Freudenthal; [2023]
   Keywords : Accounting valuation bias; Fundamental analysis; Horizon Value; Market mispricing; Residual income valuation;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates abnormal returns over the period 1983-2021 from an investment strategy that is based on public accounting information. Investment positions are taken in US manufacturing firms and are held for 36 months using a self-financing (hedged) portfolio. READ MORE

3. 17. Dividend announcements and the price of stocks

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Markus Tyrstrup; [2023]
   Keywords : Dividend; Announcement; Abnormal Returns; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The goal of this thesis is to answer the question: Will a special cash dividend announcement from a company on NASDAQ GS create abnormal returns? This thesis will therefore find and measure abnormal returns surrounding a special cash dividend announcement. This is done by performing an event study, following the market model, consisting of 96 announcements from companies listed on the Nasdaq GS. READ MORE

4. 18. Lockup expiration after IPO : Potentially abnormal returns on the Swedish Stock Exchange?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Timothy Flysjö; Filip Daberius; [2023]
   Keywords : Initial Public Offering; IPO; Lockup agreements; Abnormal returns; Lockup length; Private equity; Staggered Lockups; Event Study;

   Abstract : We examine 102 share lockup agreements following IPOs on the Swedish stock market and whether any abnormal returns exist in the days surrounding the expiration of lockup agreements. We also test three potential explanatory variables based on previous research, the length of the lockup agreement, the type of pre-IPO ownership for the firm (if it is backed by private equity or not), and if the lockup has multiple expiration dates (staggered lockup) or only one. READ MORE

5. 19. Sustainable Investments in Times of Crisis

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Anton Johanson; Tobias Persson; [2023]
   Keywords : Funds value added; Gross and net alpha; Covid-19; ESG; Green and Brown funds;

   Abstract : This paper examines the effect of Covid-19 on green and brown funds in the Swedish Premium Pension System (PPS). We apply the methodology derived in Berk and van Binsbergen (2015) in a difference-in-difference model with time-fixed effects to estimate the average effect of Covid-19 on green funds for both value added and conventional alpha measures. READ MORE

6. 20. Reactions to Profit Warnings at the Stockholm Stock Exchange

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Samuel Hanning; Magne Ottersgård; [2023]
   Keywords : Profit Warnings; Cumulative Abnormal Return; Stockholm Stock Exchange; Event Study;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine how profit warnings affect company valuation on companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and what factors contribute to the valuation effects. Using an event study approach, we compute the cumulative abnormal returns following profit warnings between 2016 and 2022. READ MORE