Essays about: "Equities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 92 essays containing the word Equities.

  1. 1. How do IPOs and SPACs differ in terms of post-listing performance, and how do insider and institutional ownership affect these differences?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Markus Henriksson; Theodor Hansson; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : SPACs; Special Purpose Acquisition Company; IPOs; Initial Public Offering; Ownership Structure; Abnormal Returns;

    Abstract : Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are the two most prevalent alternatives for firms seeking to list on the stock exchange, which we examine in this study. We study numerous parameters impacting the abnormal returns of IPOs and SPACs and, compare their performance in the short-term and long-term using regressions and current literature to explain the discrepancies. READ MORE

  3. 2. Climate Change Coverage and the Performance of Green and Brown Equities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Flygare; Fredrik Tingets; [2023]
    Keywords : climate change; green investments; equities; sustainability; news; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Climate change has emerged as one of the world’s most pressing issues, a development that has prompted investors to shift their focus accordingly, catalysing a significant increase in green investments. This study is set against this backdrop, focusing on the performance of portfolios of European firms classified as low or high emission intensity – green or brown respectively – during an eight-year period, from January 2010 to June 2018. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Other Side of Equity Valuation: Unlock The Power of Expectations-Based Investing with a Reverse-Engineered Valuation Model

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Lucas Nilsson; Isabelle Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Valuation; Expectations-Based Investing; Residual Income Valuation Model; Return on Equity; Reverse-Engineered Valuation;

    Abstract : Corporate valuations models have extensive use in practice and are cornerstones in the academic setting of finance. Traditional valuation models have the function to calculate the intrinsic value of a company on the basis of the forecasted performance of a company. READ MORE

  5. 4. Flight to climate: liquidity commonality in brown equities

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Haiping Yu; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; ESG Investing; Climate investing; Liquidity Commonality; Systematic Liquidity Risk;

    Abstract : Emerging ESG studies have established a negative equilibrium correlation between ESG factors and stock returns in an economy predominately influenced by investors with nonpecuniary preference over high ESG credentials. However, little research has delved into a potential systematic liquidity risk phenomenon associated with aggregate trading activities of ESG-motivated investors who share a common nonzero ESG preference component in their utility function. READ MORE

  6. 5. Predicting the Movement of the S&P 500 Index using Machine Learning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Bakary Bah; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; S P 500 Index; Random Forest; Logistic Regression; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Predicting the stock market has been a longstanding topic of interest in financial research. It is regarded as a highly challenging but important task given the vital role the financial markets play in shaping the global economies. In this thesis, the goal is to predict the movement of the S&P 500 Index using machine learning methods. READ MORE