ChangeInRecommendation · Recommendation · Jegadeesh et al. (2004)

Change in recommendation

Long minus short quintile portfolio, value-weighted, market-adjusted. Quarterly, 1994Q1 to 2024Q4.

Expected return · posterior mean, % per quarter
Next quarter
0.28%
95% interval −0.29% to 0.88%
Next year
0.28%
95% interval −0.33% to 0.90%
Next five years
0.29%
95% interval −0.47% to 1.02%

Cumulative market-adjusted return

+52% since 1994Q1 · log scale

Past performance, annualized

Window Mean Vol. Sharpe t
1994Q1–2024Q4 1.65% 7.86% 0.21 1.17
2020Q1–2024Q4 4.84% 9.68% 0.50 1.12
2024Q1–2024Q4 −1.65% 14.22% −0.12 −0.12

Forecast Sharpe ratio, per quarter

Horizon Mean 95% interval P(neg)
Next quarter 0.071 −0.073 – 0.223 0.17
Next year 0.071 −0.084 – 0.230 0.19
Next five years 0.073 −0.119 – 0.258 0.22
Category
Recommendation
Form
Continuous
Data
Analyst
Predicted sign
Positive
Original sample
1985–1998