Essays about: "predictability of stock returns"

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1. 1. Testing the Adaptive Market Hypothesis on the Swedish Stock Market - Empirical evidence between 1990-2019

   University essay from

   Author : Jacob Allestam; Filip Sjöberg; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Adaptive market hypothesis; market efficiency; market conditions; return predictability; trading strategy;

   Abstract : This study examines if the adaptive market hypothesis holds for the Swedish stock market between 1990 and 2019. We use Affärsvärldens Generalindex and test for time-varying return predictability by implementing a variance ratio test and an autocorrelation test. To track how market efficiency evolves over time we use a two-year moving subsample. READ MORE

3. 2. Predictability of Shareholder Return in Medical Device Companies : Investment Decisions from thePerspective of an Investment Firm

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Daniel Gröttheim; [2023]
   Keywords : Medical device companies; pre-market approval; total return; abnormal return; stock return prediction; market anomalies; free cash flow yield; efficient markets; financial crisis; investment firm; Medicintekniska företag; förmarknadsgodkännande; totalavkastning; abnorm avkastning; aktieavkastningsförutsägbarhet; marknadsavvikelser; avkastning på fritt kassaflöde; effektiva marknader; finanskris; investeringsföretag;

   Abstract : The medical device industry has seen rapid growth in recent years, and the increasing valuations has caught the attention of investors. Although their growth has outpaced many indices, medical device companies’ reliance on capital to finance research, patents, and clinical testing to reach pre-market approval makes due-diligence and the investment research process especially complex. READ MORE

4. 3. Does the Level of Swedish Economic Policy Uncertainty Help Forecast Excess Returns on the Swedish Stock Market?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gustav Jacobsson; Oscar Klersell; [2023]
   Keywords : Economic Policy Uncertainty EPU ; Excess stock returns; Out-of-sample forecasting; Random walk; Sweden;

   Abstract : This thesis examines whether the level of Swedish economic policy uncertainty (EPU) can predict excess returns on the Swedish stock market. We run out-of-sample forecasting using an EPU-based predictive model constructed with the official Swedish EPU index developed by Armelius et al. (2017). READ MORE

5. 4. Navigating Uncertainty: A Study on the Impact of Policy Uncertainty on Stock Returns, Firm Investment, and Investor Sentiment in the United States

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Axel Boström; Gustaf Lindström; [2023]
   Keywords : Economic policy uncertainty; US stock returns; Firm investments; Investor sentiment;

   Abstract : We investigate how US policy uncertainty is related to US stock returns, firm investments, and investor sentiment - in order to shed light on the responses made by firms and investors when faced with higher uncertainty. Leveraging the economic policy uncertainty index, we find that policy uncertainty is negatively correlated with US stock returns in the same month following a shock to uncertainty, and propose evidence that points towards policy uncertainty potentially being a source of return predictability in the US. READ MORE

6. 5. Decoding the Winning Strategy - An in-depth study of Swedish closed-end funds

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Fredrik Stenberg; Markus Albert; [2023]
   Keywords : Closed-end funds; predictability of stock returns; predicting investor targets; active ownership; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The predictability of stock returns, prediction of buyout targets and value creation by activist owners are well-researched areas. However, Swedish closed-end funds' outstanding performance has received little attention. READ MORE