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Are REIT Dividend Changes a Firm-Specific or an Industry-Level Signal? Evidence From the Decomposition of Stock Returns

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  • Jong-Rong Chiou
  • Gow-Cheng Huang
  • Kartono Liano
  • Ming-Shiun Pan

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This study examines the firm-specific and industry-level effects of dividend announcements by equity real estate investment trusts (REITs). Using stock returns to measure the information impounded in stock prices from dividend announcements, we decompose stock returns into three return components: firm-specific, industry-level, and market-wide. This decomposition allows us to examine the relative importance of the firm-specific and industry-level information contained in dividend announcements. We find that the market reaction to equity REIT dividend changes is mainly driven by the firm-specific return component. We also find that equity REIT managers are more likely to cut (raise) dividend payments when the stock price reveals less (more) firm-specific information. Moreover, the managerial dividend signal can explain the announcement-period firm-specific abnormal return but not the industry-wide abnormal return, suggesting that the managerial dividend signal conveys mainly firm-specific information.

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  • Jong-Rong Chiou & Gow-Cheng Huang & Kartono Liano & Ming-Shiun Pan, 2022. "Are REIT Dividend Changes a Firm-Specific or an Industry-Level Signal? Evidence From the Decomposition of Stock Returns," Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(2), pages 139-152, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:repmxx:v:28:y:2022:i:2:p:139-152
    DOI: 10.1080/10835547.2022.2079215
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