scholarly journals Insurer Stock Price Responses to Hurricane Floyd: An Event Study Analysis Using Storm Characteristics

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley T. Ewing ◽  
Scott E. Hein ◽  
Jamie Brown Kruse
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Hurricane Floyd ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Insurance Firms ◽  
Storm Characteristics ◽  
National Hurricane Center ◽  
Event Study Methodology

Abstract This research uses an event study methodology to examine the effect of Hurricane Floyd and the associated scientific and media releases on the market value of insurance firms. The research is unique in that information describing the development of the storm over time and space is incorporated to determine how the financial market reacted to changing news about a storm's characteristics. Key empirical results can be summarized as follows. Overall, there was a negative effect on insurer stock price changes around the synoptic life cycle of the storm; however, this effect was neither constant nor was it always negative on each day of the cycle. Significant market reaction to the news concerning the path and strength of the storm prior to the storm landfall was found. The results herein suggest that markets find reliable time-sensitive reports provided by the National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center, and other media outlets to be valuable information.

scholarly journals Impact of Layoff Announcements on the Market Value of the Firm

2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 364-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morley Gunderson ◽  
Anil Verma ◽  
Savita Verma
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Negative Response ◽  
Toronto Stock Exchange ◽  
New Information ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Event Study Methodology

In this study, we analyze the effect of layoff announcements on the market's valuation of firms. The event study methodology is applied to a sample of 214 announcements of layoffs made by major Canadian firms that traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange over the period 1982-1989. The main results are: (1) The market responds to the news of layoffs in a negative fashion, lowering the value of firms that announce layoffs, and (2) almost all of the negative response occurs on the day of the announcement, suggesting that the market is not able to fully anticipate the new information, but that it responds to it very quickly.

scholarly journals Hotel Stock Price Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Sandra Kusuma
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Abnormal Return ◽  
Stock Return ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Price Performance ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Event Study Methodology

This study aims to analyze the Indonesian hotel stock price performance during the pandemic of Covid-19 by testing the effect of Covid-19 pandemic on stock return and abnormal stock return. The data were collected from secondary data at www.finance.yahoo.com, Indonesian hotel companies stock period from 26 February 2020 to 2 March 2020 during the pandemic of Covid-19. Further, the data were analyzed by using Event Study Methodology to examine the effect of Covid-19 pandemic on Indonesian hotel stock return and abnormal return. The result of this study finds that there is stock reaction after the announcement of Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia during 15 days after the announcement. Also in this research, can be found a relationship between the stock condition with the pandemic. This research can be used as a reference for investors for their investments by looking at the relationship between the Indonesian hotel companies stock and pandemic of Covid-19.

scholarly journals The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Market Value of Shares of Erste Bank Group

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-112
Author(s):  
Andreea Nicoleta Popovici
Keyword(s):  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Event Study ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Bank Group ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Event Study Methodology

Abstract Mergers and acquisitions are ways used by banks to improve their profitability and to obtain other advantages. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of mergers and acquisitions on the performance of the bidder bank. For this study, I have chosen to research the impact of acquisitions and mergers of Erste Group during 2000-2011, considering the target bank is in Central and Eastern Europe. Using the event study methodology, the result of the study shows that a merger or an acquisition does not improve the value market of the shares of the bidder bank.

scholarly journals Dividend Announcement and Ex-Dividend Effects on Stock Return

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Dinh Bao Ngoc ◽  
Nguyen Chi Cuong
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Stock Return ◽  
Dividend Policy ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Announcement Date ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Event Study Methodology

<p>We study the impact of dividend policy on the stock return by investigating reaction of the stock price on the dividend announcement date and the ex-dividend date.<strong> </strong>In order to achieve this goal, a sample comprising 1962 observations of dividend-related events from 432 listed companies in Vietnam during the period 2008 to 2015 is chosen to analyze and the event study methodology is used to estimate abnormal returns to the shares around the announcement date and the ex-dividend date. Our results clearly show that the effect of dividend announcement on the stock return is positive around the announcement date. In addition, the stock price moves up as long as the ex-dividend date approaches and then starts decreasing from this date onwards.</p>

Impact of Dividend Announcements on Stock Prices of UK Firms Listed in London Stock Exchange

GIS Business ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Emeka Henry Alaeto
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
London Stock Exchange ◽  
Share Prices ◽  
Dividend Announcements ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Dividend Irrelevance ◽  
Event Study Methodology

The aim of this paper is to explore the possible relationship between dividend announcement and stock price reactions upon announcements by the quoted firms in London Stock Exchange (LSE). For the sake of this study, an event-study methodology was employed to calculate any abnormal or excess returns around dividend announcements for 100 firms listed in the LSE over a period of 5 years (2010-2014). The result of the event study indicates that dividend announcements do not convey information to investors (Khan, 2011). The researcher concludes by saying that dividend announcements do not convey any information to share prices, which is in consonance with the M-M Dividend Irrelevance Theory.

Market reactions to the inclusion of people with disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Araceli Hernández González
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Abnormal Returns ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Market Reactions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Research Advance ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study aims to provide evidence of market reactions to organizations' inclusion of people with disabilities. Cases from financial journals in 1989–2014 were used to analyze the impact of actions taken by organizations to include or discriminate people with disabilities in terms of the companies' stock prices.Design/methodology/approachThis research is conducted as an event study where the disclosure of information on an organization's actions toward people with disabilities is expected to impact the organization's stock price. The window of the event was set as (−1, +1) days. Stock prices were analyzed to detect abnormal returns during this period.FindingsResults support the hypotheses that investors value inclusion and reject discrimination. Furthermore, the impact of negative actions is immediate, whereas the impact of positive actions requires at least an additional day to influence the firm's stock price. Some differences among the categories were found; for instance, employment and customer events were significantly more important to a firm's stock price than philanthropic actions. It was observed that philanthropic events produce negative abnormal returns on average.Originality/valueThe event study methodology provides a different perspective to practices in organizations regarding people with disabilities. Moreover, the findings in this research advance the literature by highlighting that organizations should consider policies and practices that include people with disabilities.

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