Information sensitivity of high tech industries: evidence from merger announcements

N. Kohers and T. Kohers

Applied Financial Economics, 2004, vol. 14, issue 7, 525-536

Abstract: The uncertain nature of technological innovation and a potential misunderstanding of the complexities of high tech operations can lead to much speculation about the true worth of high tech firms. This valuation uncertainty is expected to heighten the information sensitivity of investors in high tech industries. To examine this prediction, this article investigates factors that influence the impact of high tech merger announcements on intra-industry firm valuations. The results show that investors in industry-related firms are highly sensitive to merger announcements involving high tech targets and that the industry responses are even stronger in takeovers with high information impact factors.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1080/0960310042000216088

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