Stock price response to analyst recommendations in the Wall Street Journal “Heard on the Street” column are examined for their usefulness in short-term trade decision making. The stock price response relation to firm size is also examined. Information from the column appears to produce statistically significant but economically insignificant stock price movements. Firm size is important only for negative comments in the column.
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