International Journal of Humanities Education and Social Sciences
Vol 2 No 1 (2022): IJHESS-AUGUST 2022

Share Prices and Total Shares Before and After Covid-19 Announcement in Consumer Goods Industry

An Suci Azzahra (Accounting Study Program, Politeknik Unggul LP3M Sumatera Utara)
Ayu Wirdha Ningsih (Accounting Study Program, Politeknik Unggul LP3M Sumatera Utara)
Prana Ugiana Gio (Department of Mathematics, Universitas Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Aug 2022

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the reaction of stock prices and the total shares before and after the announcement of the covid-19 in the Consumer Goods Industry Sector on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Research methodology: Data were acquired from the website www.idx.co.id  with the sample of 50 companies. The observation period was at 31 January and  31 March 2020. The method research was a comparative study. Data were analyzed through the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Results: The results showed that the announcement of covid-19 had an effect on stock prices as seen from the value (2-tailed) is 0.000 < 0.05. Meanwhile, the Covid-19 announcement did not affect the total shares, as seen from the value (2-tailed) is 0.490 > 0.05. Limitations: This research only observed one research object. The observation period was at 31 January and  31 March 2020. That is only examined 1 company sector, besides, it only compared two variables. Contribution: The companies must change their sales strategy to be able to raise stock prices and Total Shares.

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ijhess

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Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

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International Journal Of Humanities Education and Social Sciences (IJHESS) is to provide a research medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level research in the fields Culture of Education and Social Science Research . Original ...