Can investors profit from the prophets? Security analyst recommendations and stock returns

Journal of Finance

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 531-563

  Barber, Brad ^a   Lehavy, Reuven ^b   McNichols, Maureen ^c   Trueman, Brett ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0040884261     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00336     Document Type: Article

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