Uncovering expected returns: Information in analyst coverage proxies

We show that analyst coverage proxies contain information about expected returns. We decompose analyst coverage into abnormal and expected components using a simple characteristic-based model and show that firms with abnormally high analyst coverage subsequently outperform firms with abnormally low...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee, Charles M.C., So, Eric
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV 2019
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122365