Essays about: "publicly traded"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 99 essays containing the words publicly traded.

  1. 21. Green Debt Financing : Examining Investors’ Reactions to Green Bond Announcements in Europe

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lena Hussmann; Filip Simonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Green Bond; ESG; Socially Responsible Investments; Climate Bond Initiative; European Green Bond Market; Signalling Theory;

    Abstract : This paper examines what effects announcements of green bond issuances have on publicly traded firms’ stock prices in Europe. Signalling theory is used in line with suggestions from previous research to investigate potential abnormal returns. READ MORE

  3. 22. Volvo Cars IPO - A case study of Geely's decision and process to list Volvo Cars on Nasdaq Stockholm

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Andrew Kennedy; Yu Liu; [2022]
    Keywords : Swedish IPO; Corporate finance; Raising capital; Foreign ownership; Automotive OEM;

    Abstract : On 29 October 2021 Volvo Car AB began trading on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange. The listing was the culmination of 5 years of attempted corporate actions, pivoting through an aborted IPO attempt in 2018, an abandoned merger with its parent Geely Auto in 2020, and finally the successful listing itself. READ MORE

  4. 23. Does it pay to score high on ESG: An event study on the Swedish Stock Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Gauri Aggarwal; Liliana Barbaneagra; [2022]
    Keywords : Stock market performance; ESG rating; Sweden; COVID-19; Russia-Ukraine War;

    Abstract : Using daily stock returns of publicly traded Swedish companies, this paper aims to evaluate the difference in return performance between high-rated and low-rated ESG stocks in light of two events - COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine War. The overall study is conducted using an event study analysis, wherein the Carhart 4-Factor Model is employed to predict expected returns throughout the event window. READ MORE

  5. 24. Are Sin Stocks Worth the Sin?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Theodor Stenmo; Alexander Hjorth; [2022]
    Keywords : Sin stocks; Excess returns; Unethical investing; U.S. market; Rocially responsible investing;

    Abstract : In this paper, we empirically test whether sin stocks outperform the financial market in the United States. The time period studied is from 2007-2021. We create a portfolio of all the publicly traded U.S. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Fast Lane: Event study of stock price adjustments in conjunction with FDA accelerated approval announcements.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Paula Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Abnormal returns; Pharmaceutical and biotechnology stocks; Event study; FDA; Accelerated approvals;

    Abstract : Using traditional event study methods, the abnormal returns of publicly traded small pharmaceutical and biotechnology stocks in conjunction with a drug receiving the special FDA accelerated approval designation is analyzed. 37 events between 2001 and 2021 are included and the announcement is found to lead to significant abnormal returns of approximately +11% on the event day and +13% over the analyzed 9-day event window. READ MORE