Abstract
Bhushan (1989) proposed a model of analyst following, which he tested for US companies in 1985. The model was successful, in that the eight variables considered likely to influence analyst following were found to be significant in the regression model used, and an adjusted R2of 70% was achieved. The aim of this paper is to adapt his model and test it for UK companies using survey and other data from 1991. Bhushan found that the level of analyst following for a firm was positively associated with level of institutional investment, variability of returns, the correlation between the firm return and the market return and firm size. There was a negative association with the level of insider shareholdings and industrial diversification. The industrial category of the firm also was significant. This study shows similar results using data on analyst following of UK quoted companies, although industrial diversification does not appear to be an important factor in the UK, and the overall explanatory power of the model is lower than in Bhushan's study. An additional variable, the number of overseas listings, was found to add to the explanatory power of the model.
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