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Effect of Dividend Policy on Stock Prices

Journal of Management Info

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Title Effect of Dividend Policy on Stock Prices
 
Creator Ali, Adnan; PhD Student IM Sciences
Sharif, Ilyas; University of Agriculture, Peshawar
Jan, Farzand Ali; Comsats University of Technology
 
Subject Dividend Policy; Stock Price.
 
Description This investigates the effect of dividend policy on stock prices. Objective of the study is to see if there exists any relationship between dividend policy and stock prices. We analyzed 45 non-financial companies listed on KSE-100 index that have earned profits and paid dividend for a period of twelve-year w.e.f. 2001. Technique adopted for sampling adopted is convenience sampling. As the nature of data is panel therefore, pooled regression, fixed and random effect tests are run. Random effect results are focused after applying Hausman’s test. Regression Results witness that Dividend per Share and Retention Ratio have an insignificant relationship with Share Market Prices. Dividend Payout Ratio has a significant positive relationship with Share Prices as supported by the Bird in hand theory suggested that owners give preference to a dollar of estimated dividends over a likely dollar of capital gains. Profit after tax, Earning per share and Return on Equity are the three control variables. Profit after Tax has insignificant relation to Stock Prices. Earnings per Share have positive significant relation to Stock Prices. There is negative significant relation between Return on Equity and Share Prices. It is recommended that firms in the sample should regularly pay dividend as it will cause an upward movement in the stock market prices, whereas profit retention by firms will result in a decrease in the value of the stock market prices.
 
Publisher Readers insight Publisher
 
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Date 2015-06-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier http://jmi.readersinsight.net/index.php/jmi/article/view/47
 
Source Journal Of Management Info; Vol 6, No 1 (2015): Volume 6, Issue 1; 55-85
2313-3376
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://jmi.readersinsight.net/index.php/jmi/article/view/47/pdf_30
 
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