Return Predictability and Trends in Earnings Surprises

We document that trends in firm-level quarterly earnings surprises predict returns. Trends require consistency between the sign of a firm’s most recent earnings surprise and its prior earnings surprises. The return predictability of trends is not induced by the relatively large earnings surprises th...

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Main Authors: Warachka, Mitchell Craig, Loh, R.
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1566
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English