In this paper, we study the performance of hated stocks, those stocks with the average analyst recommendation level of hold or worse. We show that from the beginning of 2009 to the end of 2014, this group of hated stocks in S&P 500 performs better than the other stocks in S&P 500. When we extend...

This paper examines the impact of analyst corporate site visits on stock price crash risk using a unique data set of Chinese A-share stocks listed on the Shenzhen stock exchange (SZSE) over the 2012–2019 period. We find that the frequency of analyst corporate site visits is positively...