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INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Volume 84, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102389
Keywords
ESG; Sell -side analysts; Forecast accuracy; Valuations; BRICS
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This paper examines the relationship between ESG scores and the target price precision of sell-side analysts, finding that higher ESG scores positively impact target price accuracy.
ESG profiling of a firm reflects its exposure to various environmental, social, and governance factors, which influence the business dynamics and impact the valuation metrics. In this paper, we evaluate the relationship between ESG scores and the target price precision of sell-side analysts. We employ four different constructs of forecast accuracy on a comprehensive sample of firms with analyst coverage in the BRICS between 2011 and 2021. The results demonstrate that the ESG score positively impacts the target price accuracy, and firms with higher ESG scores have lower forecast errors. The findings remained robust even after segregating the sample based on buy, hold, and sell recommendations. Finally, we report that within ESG, environmental and gover-nance factors largely explain the forecast accuracy while the social aspects were insignificant. The results also suggest that the precision of sell-side analysts is persistent across periods. These findings have important im-plications for investors.
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