The effect of social skills on analyst performance
Social skills are important but difficult to measure. So far, few empirical studies have
examined the effect of social skills on the performance of professionals. Using the number of …
examined the effect of social skills on the performance of professionals. Using the number of …
Analyst collaboration networks and earnings forecast performance
S Cao, C Liang - International Review of Financial Analysis, 2024 - Elsevier
This study establishes extensive analyst collaboration networks based on the coauthorships
of analysts' research reports in Chinese financial markets. We focus on the centrality of …
of analysts' research reports in Chinese financial markets. We focus on the centrality of …
Performance commitments and the properties of analyst earnings forecasts: Evidence from Chinese reverse merger firms
We investigate whether the performance commitments in Chinese reverse merger (RM)
transactions affect the properties of analyst earnings forecasts. All RM firms in China are …
transactions affect the properties of analyst earnings forecasts. All RM firms in China are …
[HTML][HTML] Does media coverage of firms' environment, social, and governance (ESG) incidents affect analyst coverage and forecasts? A risk perspective
G He, AZ Li - International Review of Financial Analysis, 2024 - Elsevier
We examine whether and how media coverage of firms' environment, social, and
governance (ESG) incidents is associated with analyst coverage and forecasts. We …
governance (ESG) incidents is associated with analyst coverage and forecasts. We …
Sell‐side analysts as social intermediaries
Recent research on sell‐side analysts emphasizes the centrality of social ties and social
interactions to what they do. However, we know little about how analysts create or maintain …
interactions to what they do. However, we know little about how analysts create or maintain …
Star analysts' voting in emerging market: A perspective of analysts' optimistic bias
Y Guo, S Yang, Y Wang, Z Yi - Emerging Markets Finance and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We examine the effect of fund managers' voting on the optimistic bias of sell-side analysts by
exploiting the exogenous event of New Fortune Magazine suspending the Sixteenth Star …
exploiting the exogenous event of New Fortune Magazine suspending the Sixteenth Star …
Star power: A quasi-natural experiment on how analyst status affects recommendation performance
B Zhan, C Wu - Finance Research Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigate the impact of analyst status on recommendation performance. Using 281,886
analyst recommendations from Chinese stock markets from 2007 to 2022, we employ a …
analyst recommendations from Chinese stock markets from 2007 to 2022, we employ a …
Does analysts' industrial concentration affect the quality of their forecasts?
G He, Y Sun, AZ Li - Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, 2024 - Springer
We examine the association between financial analysts' industrial concentration and the
quality of their earnings forecasts. We find that analysts' forecast quality, measured by …
quality of their earnings forecasts. We find that analysts' forecast quality, measured by …
Intrafirm knowledge sharing in the investment research industry
We study interdepartment knowledge sharing in an investment research setting where the
benefits are potentially significant for the brokerage and the capital market, but so are the …
benefits are potentially significant for the brokerage and the capital market, but so are the …
Analyst network centrality, forecast accuracy, and persistent influence
Y Bai, Z Zhang, T Chen, W Peng - Applied Economics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores how analysts' forecasting behaviour is related to their centrality within a
dynamic information network. In this network, analysts who issued coverage reports on the …
dynamic information network. In this network, analysts who issued coverage reports on the …