The global construction industry experienced a 7% drop in company filings mentions of COVID-19 in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Ventas with 62% year-on-year decrease, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 1,024 construction company filings. GlobalData’s COVID-19 Cross-Sector Impact – Thematic Research report helps understand how the effect of COVID-19 on Construction sector compares with 17 other key sectors, in terms of equity indices, M&A volumes, jobs index, and filings. Buy the report here.
Notably, COVID-19 was one of the most frequently referenced themes in Q1 2023, ranking highest in terms of mentions, ahead of internet of things and artificial intelligence, according to GlobalData.
Of the top leading companies in the construction industry, Ventas had the greatest increase in references for COVID-19 in Q1 2023, compared with the previous quarter. GlobalData identified 70 COVID-19-related sentences in the company's filings - 7% of all sentences - and an increase of 100% in Q1 2023 compared with Q1 2022. Ferrovial’s mentions of COVID-19 rose by 200% to 47 and 3M’s by 100% to 44 and Realty Income’s by 100% to 32 and UDR’s by 100% to 30.
GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on whether the sentences are positive, negative, or neutral. Starting at 100 in 2020, an index over 100 is more positive. The overall index for COVID-19 in Q1 2023 was 94.
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GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics uses machine learning to uncover key insights and track sentiment across millions of regulatory filings and other corporate disclosures for thousands of companies across the world’s largest industries.
