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- Publisher
- Springer Journals
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2008 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
- Subject
- Business and Management; Accounting/Auditing; Corporate Finance; Public Finance
- ISSN
- 1380-6653
- eISSN
- 1573-7136
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11142-007-9063-y
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
It is well established that investment fundamentals, such as earnings and cash flows, can explain only a small proportion of the variation in stock returns. We find that investor recognition of a firm’s stock can explain relatively more of the variation in stock returns. Consistent with Merton’s (J Finance 42(3):483–510, 1987) theoretical analysis, we show that (i) contemporaneous stock returns are positively related to changes in investor recognition, (ii) future stock returns are negatively related to changes in investor recognition, (iii) the above relations are stronger for stocks with greater idiosyncratic risk and (iv) corporate investment and financing activities are both positively related to changes in investor recognition. Our research suggests that investors and managers who are concerned with firm valuation should consider investor recognition in addition to accounting information and related investment fundamentals.
Journal
Review of Accounting Studies – Springer Journals
Published: Jan 9, 2008