scholarly journals Mean reversion in a price-earnings ratio and under / overvaluation in the Brazilian stock market

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (86) ◽  
pp. 301-313
Author(s):  
Daniel Penido de Lima Amorim ◽  
Marcos Antônio de Camargos

ABSTRACT The market price-earnings ratios differ from those of each share. Despite allowing for several pertinent analyses, authors have rarely addressed these valuation ratios in the Brazilian context. We can use it to evaluate whether the stock market is overvalued (undervalued). In this article, we analyze the mean reversion in a price-earnings ratio based on Ibovespa and identify periods of overvaluation (undervaluation) in the Brazilian stock market. We considered the period from December 2004 to June 2018. Until then, there are no studies that sought to identify periods of overvaluation (undervaluation) in this market. In the analyses, we used non-linear econometric methods. We analyzed the mean reversion in the price-earnings ratio using a unit root test that incorporates a Fourier function in the deterministic term. We identified the periods of market overvaluation (undervaluation) through the regime probabilities obtained from a Markov Switching model, estimated with the price-earnings ratio. The results evidenced that the price-earnings ratio based on the Ibovespa has a non-linear trend and exhibits mean reversion. Thus, this valuation ratio should provide information on the future stock market returns, mostly when it is very dispersed in relation to historical standards. We identified four periods of market overvaluation interposed with five periods of market undervaluation. Mean reversion in the price-earnings ratio contraposes the Efficient Markets Hypothesis. There are no other applications of unit root tests with a Fourier function in the Brazilian context. Furthermore, adopting a Markov Switching model to identify periods of market overvaluation (undervaluation) consists of a methodological contribution. Investors can take advantage of the identification of these periods to establish investment strategies.

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 988
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Czech ◽  
Michał Wielechowski

The outbreak and rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the global financial markets, including the energy sector. Alternative energy belongs to the economy’s key sectors concerning environmental issues and seems to be a full-fledged alternative for fossil-based conventional energy. This paper aims to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the stock market indices related to the alternative and conventional energy sector. We use daily data on the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Global Alternative Energy Index, the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) Energy Index, and self-developed Average-49 COVID-19 New Cases Index and Average-49 Stringency Index. The research covers the period January–October 2020. The average level of the MSCI Global Alternative Energy Index in COVID-19 year was more than a quarter higher than in 2019 while the MSCI ACWI Energy fell almost one-third in the same period. Based on the Markov-switching model, we show that both the MSCI Global Alternative Energy and the MSCI ACWI Energy are not significantly affected by the epidemic status. The analysed indices decline as the government anti-COVID-19 policy becomes more stringent, but the relationship is statistically significant only in the high-volatility regime. In comparison to the conventional energy index, we reveal that the alternative energy index stays most of its time in the low-volatility regime without being adversely and significantly affected by the COVID-19 related indicators. Our study shows that the alternative energy sector, represented by the MSCI Global Alternative Energy Index, seems to be more resistant to COVID-19 than the conventional energy sector. It might imply that the novel coronavirus pandemic has not depreciated but emphasised the growing concern about climate change and environmental pollution.


2002 ◽  
Vol 05 (06) ◽  
pp. 645-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAVIER DEPENYA ◽  
L. A. GIL-ALANA

In this article we examine the mean-reverting property in the Spanish stock market prices by means of looking at its order of integration. We use several semiparametric procedures proposed by P. M. Robinson in a number of papers. The results show that, though the unit root hypothesis cannot be rejected in the log of the stock prices, the estimated order of integration in the first differenced series, (i.e. in the stock market returns), is slightly below zero, implying that there exists a small degree of mean reversion in the behaviour of prices.


2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Jing-Tung Wu

<p>The relationship between stock return and trading volume has been extensively documented by earlier studies. Financial academics unveiled some potential reasons of this phenomenon, but it still left for several inconclusive evidences. This paper employs the Markov switching model (MSM) to investigate the relationship. The results identify that second regime exist and persist, which is consistent with earlier study indicating that there are complex influences in stock return and trading volume. One possible explanation would be that people are not always rational; their financial decisions are influenced by behavioral biases. If people change their beliefs or preferences, then the regime switches. This leads to the conclusion that, the results are strongly in favor of a non-linear relation between stock return and trading volume. Also, it is interesting to find that industry play an important role. The deviations of the regime parameters are different across industries, which stands for risk-varying and is fit to the conventional wisdoms. This paper further tests the glamour (value) stock effect by the MSM; the result shows that the factor does affect the probabilities of the expected regime duration periods.</p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faheem Aslam ◽  
Hyoung-Goo Kang ◽  
Khurrum Shahzad Mughal ◽  
Tahir Mumtaz Awan ◽  
Yasir Tariq Mohmand

AbstractTerrorism in Pakistan poses a significant risk towards the lives of people by violent destruction and physical damage. In addition to human loss, such catastrophic activities also affect the financial markets. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of terrorism on the volatility of the Pakistan stock market. The financial impact of 339 terrorist attacks for a period of 18 years (2000–2018) is estimated w.r.t. target type, days of the week, and surprise factor. Three important macroeconomic variables namely exchange rate, gold, and oil were also considered. The findings of the EGARCH (1, 1) model revealed that the terrorist attacks targeting the security forces and commercial facilities significantly increased the stock market volatility. The significant impact of terrorist attacks on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday confirms the overreaction of investors to terrorist news. Furthermore, the results confirmed the negative linkage between the surprise factor and stock market returns. The findings of this study have significant implications for investors and policymakers.


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