Who Benefits from Analyst “Top Picks”?

Justin Birru, Sinan Gokkaya, Xi Liu and René M. Stulz

No 28038, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Following the Global Settlement, analysts extensively use a top pick designation to highlight their highest conviction best ideas. Such a designation enables analysts to provide greater granularity of information, but it can potentially be influenced by conflicts of interest. Examining a comprehensive sample of top picks, we find, even though top picks are more likely to be investment banking clients, they have greater investment value, attract greater media and investor attention, and lead to more trading than buy recommendations. Bad top picks are more likely to be influenced by strategic objectives and have adverse consequences for analysts. Institutions, but not retail investors, discern between good and bad top picks.

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Date: 2020-10
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