This study investigates whether there are economic benefits for investors in analyzing differences in analyst quality. Although high-quality analysts’ average forecast is more accurate than the consensus forecast in firms with a large analyst following, the benefits of using high-quality...

This study examines the value relevance of the timing of earnings announcement dates relative to prior expectations. It shows that when firms advance their earnings announcements at least four days prior to expectations, the earnings surprises in those quarters tend to be positive and the...