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Analyst Forecasting Errors: Additional Evidence

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Analyst forecasting errors are approximately as large as Dreman and Berry (1995) documented, and an optimistic bias is evident for all years from 1985 through 1996. In contrast to their findings, I show that analyst forecasting errors and bias have decreased over time. Moreover, the optimistic bias in quarterly forecasts was absent for S&P 500 firms from 1993 through 1996. Analyst forecasting errors are smaller for (1) S&P 500 firms than for other firms; (2) firms with comparatively large amounts of market capitalization, absolute value of earnings forecast, and analyst following; and (3) firms in certain industries.

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  • Lawrence D. Brown, 1997. "Analyst Forecasting Errors: Additional Evidence," Financial Analysts Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(6), pages 81-88, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ufajxx:v:53:y:1997:i:6:p:81-88
    DOI: 10.2469/faj.v53.n6.2133
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    1. Chirag Nagpal & Robert E. Tillman & Prashant Reddy & Manuela Veloso, 2020. "Bayesian Consensus: Consensus Estimates from Miscalibrated Instruments under Heteroscedastic Noise," Papers 2004.06565, arXiv.org, revised Jan 2021.
    2. Lucy F. Ackert & George Athanassakos, 2000. "A simultaneous equations analysis of analysts’ forecast bias and institutional ownership," FRB Atlanta Working Paper 2000-5, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

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