Insider Trading and Firm Performance Following Open Market Share Repurchase Announcements

Forthcoming in Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

49 Pages Posted: 4 Mar 2012 Last revised: 4 Nov 2013

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Hsuan‐Chi Chen

University of New Mexico - Anderson School of Management

Sheng‐Syan Chen

National Taiwan University - Department of Finance

Chia‐Wei Huang

Yuan Ze University

John Schatzberg

University of New Mexico - Robert O. Anderson Schools of Management

Date Written: November 2, 2013

Abstract

The long-run performance of equity securities subsequent to announcements of open market repurchases (OMR) remains a contentious topic. In this paper we propose the “dichotomous expectations hypothesis” which posits that insider trading following share repurchase announcements reveals private information concerning the future operating performance of announcing firms. In particular, insider abnormal purchases (abnormal sales) should predict an improvement (decline) in operating performance that leads to higher (lower) long-run stock returns. Our hypothesis offers a credible economic link between insider trading and subsequent long-run stock performance through the intervening variable of operating performance. The empirical results show consistency with this linkage.

Keywords: Share repurchases, Insider trading, Long-run performance

JEL Classification: G14, G32

Suggested Citation

Chen, Hsuan-Chi and Chen, Sheng-Syan and Huang, Chia-Wei and Schatzberg, John, Insider Trading and Firm Performance Following Open Market Share Repurchase Announcements (November 2, 2013). Forthcoming in Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2015100 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2015100

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Sheng-Syan Chen

National Taiwan University - Department of Finance ( email )

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Chia-Wei Huang

Yuan Ze University ( email )

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Taoyuan, ROC
Taiwan

John Schatzberg

University of New Mexico - Robert O. Anderson Schools of Management ( email )

Albuquerque, NM 87131
United States

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