The main purpose of this study is to estimate the target price accuracy (TPA) of the Chilean analysts and to find the factors that may affect its accuracy. We also seek to determine if there exists a direct relationship between the precision level of the research divisions and abnormal returns when a new target price (TP) is issued. The empirical results indicate that 26.2% of TPs (overall) issued were successful. Abnormal returns associated to research divisions with higher accuracy are not observed consistently. Lastly, we find significant abnormal returns when a new TP announced is above (below) to the market consensus. Resumen El principal objetivo de este trabajo es estimar el grado de precisión que tienen los analistas de títulos accionarios en Chile. El estudio busca mostrar evidencia acerca de una directa relación entre el grado de precisión de los analistas y la presencia de retornos anormales en el día del anuncio de un nuevo precio objetivo (PO). Los principales resultados reflejan que los analistas no poseen un grado de precisión elevado, solo el 26.2% de los POs lanzados al mercado fueron exitosos. Además, se encuentra evidencia de retornos anormales en el día del anuncio de un nuevo PO cuando este sorprende al mercado.
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