This paper examines the use of valuation models by UK investment analysts. The study is based on, first, semi-structured interviews with 35 sell-side analysts from 10 leading investment banks and with 7 buy-side analysts from 3 asset management firms and, second, content analysis based on 98...

Purpose - To find out how UK investment analysts use valuation models. Design/methodology/approach - Cites prior studies using residual income and discounted cash flow (DCF) models, while proposing to interview analysts. Combines content analysis of 98 equity reports by investment bank analysts...