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On the incentives for security analysts to revise their earnings forecasts

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. Several recent studies have empirically examined the accuracy of security analyst earnings forecasts. Among the objectives of this research is to measure the ability of analysts to gather and process both public and private information. An implicit assumption underlying these studies is that analysts' earnings forecasts fully reflect the information that the analysts possess. However, this may not be true; analysts may not incorporate all of their information into their forecasts. As shown here, analysts may be reluctant to revise their forecasts upon the receipt of new information because of the negative signal such a revision provides concerning the accuracy of their prior information. As a result, the accuracy of analysts' forecasts may underestimate the precision of their information. Résumé. Dans des études récentes, plusieurs chercheurs ont procédé à l'examen empirique de l'exactitude des prévisions de bénefices formulées par les analystes en valeurs mobilières. L'auteur vise entre autres objectifs celui de mesurer la capacité des analystes de recueillir et de traiter à la fois les informations à caractère public et privé. Une hypothèse implicite sous†jacente à ces études veut que les prévisions de bénéfices des analystes reflètent intégralement l'information que possèdent ces derniers. Cette hypothèse peut cependant être erronée; il se peut que les analystes n'incorporent pas toute l'information dont ils disposent dans leurs prévisions. Comme l'explique l'auteur, les analystes peuvent être réticents à réviser leurs prévisions lorsqu'ils reçoivent de l'information nouvelle en raison de l'image négative que projetterait ce genre de révision relativement à l'exactitude de leur information antérieure. Par conséquent, l'exactitude des prévisions des analystes pourrait sous†estimer la précision de leur information.

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  • Brett Trueman, 1990. "On the incentives for security analysts to revise their earnings forecasts," Contemporary Accounting Research, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 7(1), pages 203-222, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:coacre:v:7:y:1990:i:1:p:203-222
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.1990.tb00810.x
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