Investigating Factors Affecting Stock Returns Concurrency

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Accounting, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran

2 Assistant Professor in Accounting, Islamic Azad university of Bonab Branch, Bonab, Iran

3 Department of Accounting,sofian,branch,islamic azad university,sofian,iran

Abstract

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DOI: 10.22099/JAA.2020.36175.1984
 
Journal of Accounting Advances (JAA)
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ABSTRACT

Received: 2020-1-20
Accepted: 2020-10-26
 
Stock returns concurrency, a  relatively new field in financial and economic research that is closely linked to economic development, financial market stability and market efficiency, is also  used in measuring price awareness, asset pricing, forecasting,  and stocks synchronization can be used to measure market efficiency.  Many factors affect the synchronization of stock returns. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the efficiency of equity shares. To this end, to test the hypotheses, data from 155 companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange during (change these to English years 1385 to 1396) were used. Findings showed that annual stock returns, turnover, and company size and stock liquidity had a significant and positive effect on stock return synchronization. Institutional shareholders have a significant and negative impact on stock return synchronization. Company life and ownership concentration and growth opportunity do not have a significant impact on stock return synchronization.
1-Introuduction
Theoretically, some researchers have argued that it is difficult to measure the interpretation of information efficiency by the coefficient of explanation with standard models. Some researchers argue that in efficient markets, stock prices respond only to previously unpredictable earnings announcements. As the company improves the surrounding information environment, this leads to access to company-specific information for all market participants. That way, Market participants improve their expectations and forecasts of future company-specific events
Therefore, the probability of these forecast events being included in the prevailing prices and with the event occurring in the future, prices will not respond to the news. Hence, high value stocks today will have a low proprietary change in the company in the future and have a high coefficient of explanation.
Company managers are usually interested in information issues with company executives. Real and legal investors also place great importance on company-specific information when selecting stock portfolios. The efficiency of information in the area of financial economy has been extensively studied as to whether it affects immediate rise or fall in stock prices.
So, according to the material above and following the results of previous research the main question of the present study is, what factors affect the synchrony of stock returns?.
Is the method in this research, and the aim of the method and nature, correlation or consistency? In terms of method and nature, research is solidarity or consistency. From the point of view of research, the type of research is applied by type of research.
 
2- Hypotheses
       In order to present the hypotheses and with regard to the expression of the problem, the presented goals are also followed by previous research by Gravel et al. (2017).
H1: Annual stock returns affect synchronization of stock returns.
H2: Ownership structure affects the synchronization of stock returns.
H3: Turnover affects synchronization of stock returns.
H4: Company life affects stock return synchronization.
H5: The size of the company affects the synchronization of stock returns.
H6: Growth opportunities have an impact on synchronizing stock returns.
 
 
3- Results
       In examining the significance of the model since the probability value of F statistic in the model is less than 5% (0.000), it is confirmed with 95% significance of the whole model. Model determination also shows that 4.6% of the dependent variable of stock return synchronization is explained by the variables entered in the model.
 
4- Conclusion and Discussion
       The findings of this study suggest that increasing the percentage of institutional ownership increased control of institutional investors in the Tehran Stock Exchange, restricting the ability for managers to cash in and capture the company's cash flows that reduces company-specific risk by managers. As a result, it reduces R and simultaneously reduces stock prices. In other words, the higher the percentage ownership of an institutional investor in a company, the lower its equity price
       The findings of this study indicate synchronization between institutional investors and stock price, and there is a negative relationship.
       Size and age were used to capture the attention of businessmen in this study. Older companies are more efficient and less costly than smaller ones to invest, so investors optimally select and learn more about large companies. Larger companies have richer information environments, so their stock returns are higher and their SPS less. As such, the correlation between size and SPS is negative However, large corporations are showing changes in macroeconomic information. The price behavior of these companies leads to similar market volatility and larger SPS. These companies also have more diversified operations and are co-operating with the market, leading to a positive relationship between size and SPS.
       Confirmation of synchronous relation is consistent with representational and marketing theories and this is confirmed when the information environment in a capital market is more transparent, investors will use the fundamental information of companies to make investment decisions and stock price synchronization is reduced.
 
Keyword: Stock Return Simulation, Stock Liquidity, Ownership Concentration.

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Journal of Accounting Advances
Volume 12, Issue 1 - Serial Number 80
December 2020
Pages 187-212

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  • Receive Date: 20 January 2020
  • Revise Date: 24 October 2020
  • Accept Date: 26 October 2020

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