Individual stock sentiment beta and stock returns |
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Institution: | 1. College of Economics and Academy of Financial Research, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China;2. Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA |
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Abstract: | Using the data in Chinese stock market, we measure the individual stock sentiment beta, which is defined as the sensitivity of individual stock returns to the individual stock sentiment changes. We demonstrate that stocks in the highest individual stock sentiment beta portfolio have significantly higher excess returns, CAPM alpha, Fama-French three-factor alpha and Fama-French five-factor alpha. Besides, we find that the high individual stock sentiment beta stocks are smaller, younger, more volatile stocks with higher price and higher market beta. After controlling for firm characteristic, the returns of High-Low individual stock sentiment beta portfolios are still significantly positive. Moreover, we show the effect of the individual stock sentiment beta on stock returns is positive and significant in different stock markets, in different sample periods, and in bull and bear market. Besides, the results of the Bayes-Stein individual stock sentiment beta are still stable. |
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Keywords: | Individual stock sentiment Sentiment beta Firm characteristics Stock returns |
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