The effect of institutional herding on stock prices: The differentiating role of credit ratings

Xu Guo, Chen Gu, Allan A. Zebedee and Li-ting Chiu

Journal of Banking & Finance, 2024, vol. 163, issue C

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of institutional herding on stock price formation, conditional on firms’ credit ratings, using 13F data from 1986 to 2019. In line with the current literature, we find herding intensity is driven by past returns consistent with momentum trading; however, we also find that herding is more sensitive to past returns for non-investment grade (NIG) stocks than investment grade (IG) stocks, resulting in a market bifurcation. We then examine the price impact of these trades and find that herding in NIG equities enhances price discovery. One plausible explanation is that information gradually diffuses within non-investment grade stocks, and herding behavior strengthens information discovery. Finally, we show both momentum-triggered herding and non-momentum-triggered herding contribute to price discovery among non-investment grade stocks.

Keywords: Institutional Investors; Herding; Credit rating (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G02 G11 G14 G20 G40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2024.107186

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