The Pricing of Seasoned Equity Offerings: Evidence from REITs
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been a very active sector in the capital market over the last few years. This paper examines the pricing of seasoned equity offers by equity REITs during 1991-1996. Consistent with Parsons and Raviv's model, we find that SEOs by REITs are underpriced with respect to both the closing price on the day before and the closing price on the day of the offer. Underpricing depends on the institutional ownership of the firm's common stock. Issues by firms with higher institutional ownership are more underpriced for post-1990 REITs. Further, consistent with the notion that theories of IPO pricing apply to SEOs as well, the underpricing of SEOs is a function of the issue size and of the underwriter's reputation. Copyright American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association.
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2000
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Authors: | Ghosh, Chinmoy ; Nag, Raja ; Sirmans, C. F. |
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Real Estate Economics. - American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association - AREUEA. - Vol. 28.2000, 3, p. 363-384
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American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association - AREUEA |
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