Are analysts effective speaking tubes? Evidence from site visits

Applied Economics

31 Pages Posted: 21 Nov 2020 Last revised: 21 Feb 2023

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Jun Wang

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Antai College of Economics and Management

Chongfeng Wu

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Aetna School of Management

Date Written: July 8, 2022

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of analyst corporate site visits on stock price crash risk using a unique data set of Chinese A-share stocks listed on the Shenzhen stock exchange (SZSE) over the 2012–2019 period. We find that the frequency of analyst corporate site visits is positively correlated with stock price crash risk, and this positive relationship is mainly significant in the situation that analysts keep silent after visiting. This positive association remains robust after using alternative measures of crash risk and analyst silence. The results still hold after re-estimating our regression using the Heckman self-selection model to control for selection bias. Finally, we find that analyst silence, which happens after visits participated by more than one brokerage, star analysts, or fund companies, has a more significant impact on stock price crash risk.

Keywords: analyst behavior, crash risk, hidden information, conflict of interest

JEL Classification: G14, G24

Suggested Citation

Wang, Jun and Wu, Chongfeng, Are analysts effective speaking tubes? Evidence from site visits (July 8, 2022). Applied Economics, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3704788 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3704788

Jun Wang (Contact Author)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Antai College of Economics and Management ( email )

1954 Huashan Road
Shanghai, Shanghai 200030
China

Chongfeng Wu

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Aetna School of Management ( email )

No.535 Fahuazhen Road
Shanghai, 200052
China

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