A key part of any sell-side analyst’s job is advising clients on how to invest their money — and recent academic research shows that those who appear on the All-America Research Team, Institutional Investor’s exclusive annual ranking of the nation’s leading sell-side equity analysts, make better stock calls than their peers.
Listed below is a sampling of the responses we received when we asked this year’s sector champions to identify their top recommendations. Click on a company name to view the profile of the individual currently recommending the stock. You will also find information about when these researchers debuted in their sectors, the total number of team appearances they have amassed to date, their total appearances at No. 1 (where applicable) and comments from money managers about what distinguishes each analyst from his or her fellow researchers. Please note: Free site registration will be requested of anyone who hasn’t already signed in.
• Adobe Systems
• Aetna
• Allstate Corp.
• Amazon.com
• American Express Co.
• Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
• Apple
• Ardmore Shipping Corp.
• Citigroup
• ConAgra Foods
• ConocoPhillips
• Dow Chemical Co.
• D.R. Horton
• Enterprise Products Partners
• EOG Resources
• Estée Lauder Cos.
• FMC Technologies
• General Electric Co.
• Gilead Sciences
• Herbalife
• Honeywell International
• Illinois Tool Works
• Illumina
• Invesco
• Janus Capital Group
• JetBlue Airways Corp.
• JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• KBR
• Liberty Media Corp.
• MGM Resorts International
• Mobileye
• NextEra Energy
• Nielsen Holdings
• Nike
• O’Reilly Automotive
• Patterson-UTI Energy
• Pfizer
• Polaris Industries
• Precision Drilling Corp.
• Prudential Financial
• Restaurant Brands International
• Salesforce.com
• SolarCity Corp.
• Steel Dynamics
• SVB Financial Group
• Targa Resources Corp.
• Visa
• Zayo Group Holdings
The 2015 All-America Research Team reflects the opinions of a record 3,800 individuals at more than 1,000 firms, including over 90 of the 100 biggest U.S. equity managers. Our respondents manage an estimated $11.3 trillion in U.S. equities.
