The Effect of Shareholder Diversity and Control Shareholder Value on Order Imbalances and Stock Price Effects: Emphasizing on the Moderating Role of Shareholder Trust

This study is intended to investigate the effect of shareholder diversity and value of controlling shareholders on order imbalances and stock price effects concerning the moderating role of shareholder trust-based behavior. The statistical population of the research included companies listed on Tehran Stock Exchange during 2014 to 2018, of which 109 companies were selected as a statistical sample through systematic sampling method by elimination. The present applied study follows correlational research method for the data collection of which financial statements, explanatory notes and stock exchange monthly were employed. In order to analyze the data, the researchers first examined the normality of the data by pre-test (Jark-Bra test), and then, they used the multivariate regression test to confirm or reject the research hypotheses through EViews software. The results indicated that shareholder confidence-based behavior moderates the effect of shareholder diversity and shareholder value on controlling imbalances and stock price effects.