<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The profitability of analysts’ recommendations is documented in numerous studies from all over the world. However, the evidence from the Polish market is relatively modest. The primary aim of this study is to fill this gap. The paper contributes to the economic literature in four ways. First, it provides fresh out-of-sample evidence on return patterns following analysts’ recommendations from Poland. Second, it examines the relations between these patterns and the size of the rated companies. Finally, it investigates whether it is possible to design profitable strategies based on the discovered patterns. We use monthly stock level data from Poland and the sample period is 2004-2013. In order to examine the profitability of analysts’ reports, we build market-neutral portfolios and test their performance against CAPM, Fama-French three-factor and Carhart four-factor models. The principal findings can be summarized as follows. First, we document that the top rated companies deliver better returns than the bottom rated companies. Second, we find that the profitability is particularly impressive among the small companies. Third, the abnormal returns are partially explained by momentum and value based factors. Finally, we provide evidence that strategies based on information in recommendations deliver statistically significant positive abnormal rates of return.</p></abstract>

The profitability of analysts’ recommendations is documented in numerous studies from all over the world. However, the evidence from the Polish market is relatively modest. The primary aim of this study is to fill this gap. The paper contributes to the economic literature in four ways. First, it provides fresh out-of-sample evidence on return patterns following analysts’ recommendations from Poland. Second, it examines the relations between these patterns and the size of the rated companies. Finally, it investigates whether it is possible to design profitable strategies based on the discovered patterns. We use monthly stock level data from Poland and the sample period is 2004-2013. In order to examine the profitability of analysts’ reports, we build market-neutral portfolios and test their performance against CAPM, Fama-French three-factor and Carhart four-factor models. The principal findings can be summarized as follows. First, we document that the top rated companies deliver better returns than the bottom rated companies. Second, we find that the profitability is particularly impressive among the small companies. Third, the abnormal returns are partially explained by momentum and value based factors. Finally, we provide evidence that strategies based on information in recommendations deliver statistically significant positive abnormal rates of return.

The Profitability of Following Analyst Recommendations on The Polish Stock Market

Financial Internet Quarterly

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The profitability of analysts’ recommendations is documented in numerous studies from all over the world. However, the evidence from the Polish market is...

The Profitability of Following Analyst Recommendations on The Polish Stock Market

Published Online: Feb 08, 2017

Page range: 22 - 31

Received: Jun 21, 2015

Accepted: May 19, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fiqf-2016-0103

Keywords
stock market, stock recommendations, analysts, Warsaw Stock Exchange

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Profitability of Following Analyst Recommendations on The Polish Stock Market

Published Online: Feb 08, 2017

Page range: 22 - 31

Received: Jun 21, 2015

Accepted: May 19, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fiqf-2016-0103

Keywordsstock market, stock recommendations, analysts, Warsaw Stock Exchange

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
stock market, stock recommendations, analysts, Warsaw Stock Exchange