Firm-specific, macroeconomic factors and stock price risk for Jordanian banks
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/bbs.16(3).2021.15
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Internal (firm-specific) and external (macroeconomic) determinants of stock price fluctuations are vital for investors seeking to invest their money in a firm’s stocks. Thus, the main aim of this study is to explore macroeconomic and firm-specific factors that influence stock price fluctuations for all conventional banks in Jordan in 2010–2019. Ordinary least squares multiple regression (panel data) is applied for data analysis. The results report that trading volume (TV), dividend yield (DY), and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) have a positive effect on stock price volatility, while stock price volatility is statistically negatively affected by return on assets (ROA), dividend payout ratio (DPR), and price-earnings ratio (PE). On the other hand, money supply (MS) does not affect stock price volatility. Paying more dividends can reduce stock risk and, in turn, reduce stock price volatility. The findings can benefit current and potential investors, firm managers, brokers, dealers, portfolio managers, regulatory bodies, policy makers, and researchers.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)G12, G21, E44
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- Table 1. Variable measurement
- Table 2. Summary statistics
- Table 3. Multicollinearity
- Table 4. Hausman test results
- Table 5. Random effect regression results
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