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- October–November 2019
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A New Perspective on Post-Earnings-Announcement-Drift: Using a Relative Drift Measure
By: Michael Clement, Joonho Lee and Kevin Ow Yong
Prior research finds that there is a delayed reaction to both analyst-based earnings surprises and random-walk-based earnings surprises. Focusing on the market reaction from the post-announcement window, prior studies show that analyst-based drift is larger than random...
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Managing the Narrative: Investor Relations Officers and Their Interactions with Sell-Side Analysts and Institutional Investors
By: Lawrence D. Brown, Andrew C. Call, Michael B. Clement and Nathan Y. Sharp
Investor relations officers (IROs) play a central role in corporate communications with Wall Street. We survey 610 IROs at U.S. public companies and conduct 14 follow-up interviews to deepen our understanding of the role of IROs in corporate disclosure events. Three...
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- August 2016
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The Activities of Buy-Side Analysts and the Determinants of Their Stock Recommendations
By: Lawrence D. Brown, Andrew C. Call, Michael B. Clement and Nathan Y. Sharp
We survey 344 buy-side analysts from 181 investment firms and conduct 16 detailed follow-up interviews to gain insights into the activities of buy-side analysts, including the determinants of their compensation, the inputs to their stock recommendations, their beliefs...
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- March 2015
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Inside the “Black Box” of Sell-Side Financial Analysts
By: Lawrence D. Brown, Andrew C. Call, Michael B. Clement and Nathan Y. Sharp
Our objective is to penetrate the “black box” of sell-side financial analysts by providing new insights into the inputs analysts use and the incentives they face. We survey 365 analysts and conduct 18 follow-up interviews covering a wide range of topics, including the...
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- February 2011
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Understanding Analysts’ Use and Under-use of Stock Returns and Other Analysts’ Forecasts when Forecasting Earnings
By: Michael B. Clement, Jeffrey Hales and Yanfeng Xue
We investigate analysts' use of stock returns and other analysts' forecast revisions in revising their own forecasts after an earnings announcement. We find that analysts respond more strongly to these signals when the signals are more informative about future earnings...
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- October 2008
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Sociopolitical Dynamics in Relations Between Top Managers and Security Analysts: Favor Rendering, Reciprocity, and Analyst Stock Recommendations
By: James Westphal and Michael B. Clement
We examine how the disclosure of negative firm information may prompt top executives to render personal and professional favors for security analysts, who may reciprocate by rating firms relatively positively. We further examine how negative ratings may prompt...
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- December 2007
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The Roles of Task-Specific Experience and Innate Ability in Understanding Analyst Performance
By: Michael B. Clement, Lisa Koonce and Thomas Lopez
Considerable debate exists about what analyst experience measures and whether analysts learn from their experiences. Extant research has argued that once innate ability is considered, analysts’ general and firm-specific experiences are not relevant to understanding...
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- February 2005
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Financial Analyst Characteristics and Herding Behavior in Forecasting
By: Michael B. Clement and Senyo Tse
This study classifies analysts' earnings forecasts as herding or bold and finds that (1) boldness likelihood increases with the analyst's prior accuracy, brokerage size, and experience and declines with the number of industries the analyst follows, consistent with...
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- June 2004
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Hiding in Plain Sight? Bad Earnings News Still Mostly Shows Up on Fridays and Mondays
By: Mark Bagnoli, Michael B. Clement and Susan Watts
- 2004
- Other Unpublished Work
2004 Dividend Preview: Are Larger Dividends around the Corner?
By: Michael B. Clement, Abby Joseph Cohen and Katerina Shaustyuk
- 2004
- Other Unpublished Work
Share-based Payments Back in the Spotlight
By: Michael B. Clement, Abby Joseph Cohen, Michael A. Moran, Katerina Shaustyuk, Nathan Swem, Jessica Binder and Robert Koyfman
- 2003
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The Influence of Culture and Corporate Governance on the Characteristics that Distinguish Superior Analysts
By: Michael B. Clement, Lynn Rees and Edward Swanson
We identify characteristics of financial analysts that have been shown to be associated with relative forecast accuracy in the United States and examine these characteristics within 10 countries. We find that relative forecast accuracy is influenced by years of...
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- 2003
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Confirming Management Earnings Forecasts, Earnings Uncertainty, and Stock Returns
By: Michael B. Clement, Richard Frankel and Jeffrey Miller
In this study we examine the association among confirming management forecasts, stock prices, and analyst expectations. Confirming management forecasts are voluntary disclosures by management that corroborate existing market expectations about future earnings. This...
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- 2003
- Other Unpublished Work
Analyzing ESO and Pension Footnotes: A Roadmap for Analysts and Investors
By: Michael B. Clement, Michael A. Moran and Abby Joseph Cohen
- 2003
- Other Unpublished Work
Dividend-based Investment Strategies: Dividend Yields vs. Dividend Increases
By: Michael B. Clement, Abby Joseph Cohen and Katerina Shaustyuk
- 2003
- Other Unpublished Work
Dividends and Equity Investing Under the New Tax Law: Focus on Company Performance, Not Dividends
By: Michael B. Clement and Abby Joseph Cohen
- 2003
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Do Investors Respond to Analysts’ Forecast Revisions As If Forecast Accuracy Is All That Matters?
By: Michael B. Clement and Senyo Tse
Prior research suggests that investors' response to analyst forecast revisions increases with the analyst's forecast accuracy. We extend this research by examining whether investors appear to extract all of the information that analyst characteristics provide about...
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- 2002
- Other Unpublished Work
Employee Stock Options: A Roadmap for Analysts and Investors
By: Michael B. Clement and Abby Joseph Cohen
- July 1999
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Analysts' Forecast Accuracy: Do Ability and Portfolio Complexity Matter
Prior studies have identified systematic and time persistent differences in analysts’ earnings forecast accuracy, but have not explained why the differences exist. Using the I/B/E/S Detail History database, this study finds that forecast accuracy is positively...
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Brand Values and Capital Market Valuation
By: Mary Barth, Michael B. Clement, George Foster and Ron Kasznik
Brand value estimates are significantly positively related to prices and returns, incremental to accounting variables. Questionable brand value estimate reliability underlies lack of financial statement recognition for brands. Findings suggest estimates are relevant...
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