Strategic distortions in analyst forecasts in the presence of short-term institutional investors
We document that analysts cater to short-term investors by issuing optimistic target prices. Catering dominates among analysts at brokers without an investment banking arm as they face lower reputational cost. The market does not see through the analyst catering activity and their forecasts lead to...
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2019
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