The COVID-19 Effect of Institutional Holdings on Firm Profitability: An Industry Analysis
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33423/jabe.v26i3.7098Keywords:
business, economics, institutional holdings, firm value, global industry, COVID-19 pandemicAbstract
We investigate the effect of institutional holdings change on firm value change one year before and after the COVID-19 pandemic for US and global industry. Using the firm value change measures of return on equity or economic value-added changes, we find a positive relationship between institutional holdings change and firm value change one year after the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the positive relationship is more pronounced for global industry. The result implies that the positive effect of institutional holdings on firm value still holds one year after the COVID-19 pandemic. It implies the global industry is more sensitive to institutional holdings.
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