How Do Analysts Use Their Earnings Forecasts in Generating Stock Recommendations?

Accounting Review

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-50

  Bradshaw, Mark T ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings forecasts; Earnings growth; PEG; Residual income model; Stock recommendations; Valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342330579     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2004.79.1.25     Document Type: Review

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