Essays about: "Fama and French Three-Factor Model"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 125 essays containing the words Fama and French Three-Factor Model.

  1. 16. Negative Screening : an analysis of the cost or benefit related to screening on industries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Kristoffersson; Noël Klarberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable finance; ESG; negative screening; industries; risk-adjusted return; cost; benefit; portfolio performance; CAPM; Fama-French; Carhart; Sharpe ratio;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the increasingly prevalent concept of sustainability in a financial context. Specifically, the question as to whether negative screening implies a cost or a benefit from an investor perspective is derived from past research’s inconclusive findings. READ MORE

  3. 17. ESG: The Relationship Between “Ethical” Investing and Abnormal Returns

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Per Malm; [2022]
    Keywords : ESG; Abnormal Returns; High Minus Low; Asset Pricing Model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This essay examines the relationship between ESG and abnormal returns and its implications on investing. To investigate this topic, I allocate stocks into zero-investment portfolios based on high and low ESG, using three different weighting methods, equal weighting, value weighting and portfolio optimization. READ MORE

  4. 18. Does ESG pay off? : A quantitative study of how ESG-scores affect Swedish Large-cap Firms Performance and Stock returns

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Nebil Esmail; Andreas Mattsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Firm performance; Stock returns; ESG-scores; Sweden; Large-cap; Stakeholder theory; Shareholder theory; Efficient Market Hypothesis; CAPM; Fama- French Three-Factor Model;

    Abstract : Previous scholars have viewed expenditures on ESG (environmental, social, governance) in two distinct ways. In one way, it has been viewed as wasteful if it does not directly contribute to the business. The other perspective being that by addressing ESG-issues, one can improve businesses by improving society. READ MORE

  5. 19. A New Value Premium : Value Creation in the Swedish stock market

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lemar Jalili; Samuel Höög; Simon Blank; [2022]
    Keywords : ROIC; WACC; ROIC-WACC Spread; Fama and French three-factor model; Asset-pricing models; Value Premium; Factor models; Value creation.;

    Abstract : Value creation in any stock market is a highly discussed topic with an abundant amount of generalized models aiming to predict future returns. Although no such tool exists yet there are, however, acknowledged models from peer-reviewed journals that have received a lot of attention over the years in examining company performance. READ MORE

  6. 20. Skin in the Game: Should Investors Care About Manager and Board Member Ownership?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Ludvig Hylander; Johan Åkesson; [2022]
    Keywords : Ownership Structure; Stock Price Performance; Insider Ownership; Incentives; Equity Ownership;

    Abstract : In this study, we investigate if companies where corporate insiders (board members and management teams) own a significant share of the company, have a better stock price performance than companies where corporate insiders own little or no shares. We use the Fama-French three-factor model to break down the stock price performance. READ MORE