Mean (M) self-report ratings of importance (1–6)
| Stock-related information | Non-professionals n = 80 | Finance students n = 28 | Professionals n = 33 | Significance tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | M | M | F(2, 141) | |
| Company information | 3.35ab (1) | 3.04a (2) | 3.70b (1) | 5.31, p = 0.006 |
| Price history | 2.95a (3) | 2.93ab (3) | 2.52b (3) | 3.79, p = 0.025 |
| Analysts’ recommendations | 2.11a (4) | 1.96ab (4) | 1.48b (4) | 7.04, p = 0.001 |
| Financial key indicators | 3.21 (2) | 3.46 (1) | 3.36 (2) | 1.38, p = 0.255 |
| p/e number | 2.95 | 3.07 | 2.82 | 0.77, p = 0.466 |
| Revenues | 2.91 | 2.86 | 3.06 | 0.68, p = 0.506 |
| Dividend yields | 2.75 | 2.43 | 2.46 | 2.46, p = 0.089 |
| Net income | 3.26 | 3.14 | 3.03 | 1.50, p = 0.227 |
| EBITDA | 2.80 | 2.89 | 3.15 | 1.86, p = 0.159 |
| EPS | 2.84 | 2.75 | 3.09 | 1.43, p = 0.242 |
| Debt ratio | 2.78 | 2.64 | 2.97 | 0.89, p = 0.411 |
| Stock-related information | Non-professionals | Finance students | Professionals | Significance tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | M | M | F(2, 141) | |
| Company information | 3.35ab (1) | 3.04a (2) | 3.70b (1) | 5.31, |
| Price history | 2.95a (3) | 2.93ab (3) | 2.52b (3) | 3.79, |
| Analysts’ recommendations | 2.11a (4) | 1.96ab (4) | 1.48b (4) | 7.04, |
| Financial key indicators | 3.21 (2) | 3.46 (1) | 3.36 (2) | 1.38, |
| p/e number | 2.95 | 3.07 | 2.82 | 0.77, |
| Revenues | 2.91 | 2.86 | 3.06 | 0.68, |
| Dividend yields | 2.46, | |||
| Net income | 3.03 | 1.50, | ||
| EBITDA | 2.80 | 2.89 | 1.86, | |
| EPS | 2.84 | 2.75 | 3.09 | 1.43, |
| Debt ratio | 2.78 | 2.64 | 2.97 | 0.89, |
Note(s): Means in each row not sharing subscripts differ significantly in independent samples Bonferonni-corrected t-tests at p < 0.05
Source(s): Authors' own creation/work
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