accurate earnings forecasts than individual analysts and that the stock market reacts more strongly to forecast revisions … show that team size and team member ability are significantly associated with forecast accuracy. Moreover, using detailed … analyst background information from LinkedIn, we find that forecast accuracy is positively associated with team diversity …

available forecast for each forecaster and the difference between the average and the forecast that this forecaster previously … made. We extended the knowledge base by analyzing the unpredictable component of the earnings forecast. We found that for … some forecasters the unpredictable component can be used to improve upon the predictable forecast, but we also found that …

unusually optimistic earnings forecast at the end of the year that increases the likelihood of an earnings miss. We first … difficult-to-beat forecast as a final earnings forecast prior to the earnings announcement that exceeds even the most optimistic … forecast issued by any other analyst covering the stock. We find that 11% of all firm-year observations are subject to at least …

The range of non-EPS forecast types provided by individual analysts to I/B/E/S has increased dramatically over time but … varies considerably across firms. We propose that in providing a broader range of forecast types analysts can signal superior … forecast types (NFT) an analyst provides and common proxies for research quality including earnings forecast accuracy, price …

mechanism explains approximately 60% of the autocorrelation in analysts' forecast errors. The remainder stems from the cross …-sectional variation in mean forecast errors and in analysts' estimation errors of the persistence of earnings growth shocks. Consistent … reduces, but does not eliminate, the auto- correlation of forecast errors as firms age. Other potential explanations for the …

is a cost-saving measure, a natural byproduct of analysts focusing on thematic research, and a reflection of forecast … forecast bundling has important implications for the properties of analysts' forecasts …

reaction is stronger when Chinese analysts issue favorable forecast revisions or upgrades about Chinese firms …

This paper focuses on the investment value of information contained in the tails of the analyst forecast distribution …