Evaluation of Sleeping Stocks in Financial Sector Companies in Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the background of the occurrence of sleeping stocks in terms of the number of outstanding shares, stock prices, market capitalization, and return on equity. The population of this study is financial sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2016-2020 period. The sampling technique used a purposive sampling method with a total sample of 45. Data analysis methods used were time series, cross-section, and combined. The research results show that the low trading frequency of sleeping shares can be caused by the relatively small number of outstanding shares and market capitalization negative return on equity growth.