Determinants of Stock Market Prices: Empirical Evidence in Vietnam

Abstract

"This paper empirically tested the relationship between 6 variables including earnings per share, liquidity, firm size, net asset value per share, gross domestic product and returns on assets on the stock market returns of 359 companies listed in the Hanoi Stock Exchange, by applying monthly data from year 2017 to 2021. Using correlation analysis and regression analysis, the empirical results of this study show that, there are some factors that directly affect the market returns of listed stocks, including Earnings per share (EPS); Net assets value per share (NAVPS); Return on assets (ROA). Besides, the result could not explain the effect of Liquidity, SIZE and Gross Domestic product and on stock market returns. "