Do value stocks outperform growth stocks in the U.S. stock market?
Do value stocks outperform growth stocks in the U.S. stock market?
The main objective of this paper is to compare the performance of value stocks and growth stocks in the U.S. market using the enterprise value (EV) of each firm. Four portfolios are formed, and the consistency of the performance of each portfolio is examined under different market conditions. Changes in performance are also be tested using returns on equity (ROE) as a proxy of future earnings. Finally, the impact of firm size on performance is investigated. Using the stocks of 4,952 firms for th