Do sell-side analysts’ recommendations consider business strategy in their evaluation? What is the role of corporate governance?

<p dir="ltr">This study investigates whether sell-side analysts incorporate business strategy considerations into their stock recommendations and examines the moderating role of corporate governance in this relationship. Utilizing a dataset from Capital IQ S&P and BoardEX coverin...

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Banking, finance and investment
Economics
Econometrics
Information and computing sciences
Data management and data science
Analyst recommendations
Business strategy
Corporate Governance
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description <p dir="ltr">This study investigates whether sell-side analysts incorporate business strategy considerations into their stock recommendations and examines the moderating role of corporate governance in this relationship. Utilizing a dataset from Capital IQ S&P and BoardEX covering UK firms from 2007 to 2018, we employ multiple regression methodologies to demonstrate that firms with well-defined business strategies (e.g., prospector vs. defender orientations) receive systematically more favorable analyst recommendations. Our findings further reveal that robust corporate governance mechanisms amplify the positive association between strategic positioning and analyst sentiment. These results suggest that analysts value strategic clarity alongside governance quality when formulating recommendations, offering practical insights for firms seeking to optimize their market positioning and for investors integrating analyst research into decision-making frameworks.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Management and Governance<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10997-025-09750-2" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10997-025-09750-2</a></p>
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spelling Do sell-side analysts’ recommendations consider business strategy in their evaluation? What is the role of corporate governance?Abdulsamad Alazzani (18021679)Commerce, management, tourism and servicesBanking, finance and investmentEconomicsEconometricsInformation and computing sciencesData management and data scienceAnalyst recommendationsBusiness strategyCorporate Governance<p dir="ltr">This study investigates whether sell-side analysts incorporate business strategy considerations into their stock recommendations and examines the moderating role of corporate governance in this relationship. Utilizing a dataset from Capital IQ S&P and BoardEX covering UK firms from 2007 to 2018, we employ multiple regression methodologies to demonstrate that firms with well-defined business strategies (e.g., prospector vs. defender orientations) receive systematically more favorable analyst recommendations. Our findings further reveal that robust corporate governance mechanisms amplify the positive association between strategic positioning and analyst sentiment. These results suggest that analysts value strategic clarity alongside governance quality when formulating recommendations, offering practical insights for firms seeking to optimize their market positioning and for investors integrating analyst research into decision-making frameworks.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Management and Governance<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10997-025-09750-2" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10997-025-09750-2</a></p>2025-08-05T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1007/s10997-025-09750-2https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Do_sell-side_analysts_recommendations_consider_business_strategy_in_their_evaluation_What_is_the_role_of_corporate_governance_/30971344CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/309713442025-08-05T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Do sell-side analysts’ recommendations consider business strategy in their evaluation? What is the role of corporate governance?
Abdulsamad Alazzani (18021679)
Commerce, management, tourism and services
Banking, finance and investment
Economics
Econometrics
Information and computing sciences
Data management and data science
Analyst recommendations
Business strategy
Corporate Governance
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title Do sell-side analysts’ recommendations consider business strategy in their evaluation? What is the role of corporate governance?
title_full Do sell-side analysts’ recommendations consider business strategy in their evaluation? What is the role of corporate governance?
title_fullStr Do sell-side analysts’ recommendations consider business strategy in their evaluation? What is the role of corporate governance?
title_full_unstemmed Do sell-side analysts’ recommendations consider business strategy in their evaluation? What is the role of corporate governance?
title_short Do sell-side analysts’ recommendations consider business strategy in their evaluation? What is the role of corporate governance?
title_sort Do sell-side analysts’ recommendations consider business strategy in their evaluation? What is the role of corporate governance?
topic Commerce, management, tourism and services
Banking, finance and investment
Economics
Econometrics
Information and computing sciences
Data management and data science
Analyst recommendations
Business strategy
Corporate Governance