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Relationship between beta and stock returns. Mayur Agrawal Varun Agrawal Debabrata Mohapatra Sung Kyun Park Vikas Yadav. Factor affecting stock returns. Beta alone cannot explain differences in stock-returns.
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Relationship between beta and stock returns Mayur Agrawal Varun Agrawal Debabrata Mohapatra Sung Kyun Park Vikas Yadav
Factor affecting stock returns • Beta alone cannot explain differences in stock-returns. • Other variables (e.g. size, book to market ratio, P/E ratio) have significant predictive ability. Ref: 1. Gabriel Hawawini, Donald B Keim, “The Cross Section of Common Stock Returns: A review of the evidence and some new findings” 2. Eugene E. Fama, Kenneth R. French, “ Common Risk Factors in the Returns on Stock and Bonds”
Portfolio Development • Factors affecting stock returns • Stock Beta • Historical Stock Volatility • Market Capitalization • Price-to-book ratio
Beta • Parameters: • Past data for Beta calculation = 5 years • Readjustment time = 1 year • Analysis Duration = Dec 3, 1991- Dec 3, 2008 • Relative Market Cap Weighted Return
Portfolio allocation based on multiple parameters Sorting of stocks based on volatility
Market Capitalization Stock Price *Number of shares outstanding