Economics
Want Less Volatility? Morgan Stanley Urges Gender-Diverse Stocks
- Gender-diverse companies outperform with less volatility
- Results of study by equity research team on 1,600 stocks
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Valuations, profit expectations, dividend payouts -- every investor has a favorite reason to buy a stock. Morgan Stanley says to add one more: corporate diversity.
That’s from a study led by the bank’s chief equity strategist, Adam Parker, that examines the returns of companies ranking the highest on a series of qualities that measure gender diversity within corporations. They range from day-care policies to the representation of women among executive positions.