REIT Stock Splits and Market Efficiency
Posted: 22 Oct 2005
Abstract
An analysis of real estate investment trust (REIT) stock splits is presented. Evaluation of the initial reaction to split REITs supports efficient market pricing where REITs generate statistically significant positive announcement date returns, no statistically significant record date returns, and muted ex-date returns. In the long-term, split REITs do not consistently out perform benchmark portfolios over one-year, two-year, and three-year periods. REITs split subsequent to a substantial run up in stock price and to improve the position of their post split stock price relative to the stock price of the typical REIT.
Keywords: REITs, stock split, market efficiency, behavioral finance, long-term performance, short-term performance
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