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Does stardom affect the informativeness of a CEO's insider trades?

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  • Sanjiv Sabherwal
  • Mohammad Riaz Uddin

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This study examines whether the celebrity or star status of a chief executive officer (CEO) affects the informativeness of his insider trades. Using three different measures to identify star CEOs in a sample of S&P 1500 firms, we find that trades of non‐star CEOs predict future abnormal returns and earnings innovations and that trades of star CEOs do not. The predictive power of non‐star CEO trades is mostly attributable to opportunistic trades, not routine trades. We also find evidence suggesting that the abnormal returns associated with non‐star CEO insider trades are due to the lower visibility and consequently less scrutiny of non‐star CEOs compared with star CEOs.

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  • Sanjiv Sabherwal & Mohammad Riaz Uddin, 2019. "Does stardom affect the informativeness of a CEO's insider trades?," Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(9-10), pages 1171-1200, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jbfnac:v:46:y:2019:i:9-10:p:1171-1200
    DOI: 10.1111/jbfa.12412
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