Analysts You Should Start Paying Attention To Now

In our last blog post, we wrote about how for IR teams, the number of analysts covering a company is in some respects less important than ensuring coverage from the influential analysts or to put it another way, the analysts that investors “value” enough to deem worth paying for in a post-MiFID II world. Our rationale being that the analysts most highly valued by investors are the ones that are most likely to survive the MiFID II fallout facing the industry in the next 12-18 months.

We previously listed the highest ranked analyst in each sector according the Extel 2017 survey, but by its very nature, this is a select and well known group that may not hold many surprises for the IR teams who are well aware of who is the leading analyst in their sector.

For the IR teams looking to pinpoint the analysts in their sector that are increasing their reputations with investors or even the younger generation of analysts who are currently proving themselves and will one day lead the pack, we have again worked with the Extel 2017 survey data to try and provide some guidance.

Below is a selection of analysts that in addition to seeing large year on year rises in their Extel rankings, received increased number of votes from investors and are also relatively new to the Extel vote (existed in the vote for less than 5 years) – A good place to start for IR teams who want to focus on aligning themselves with the rising stars who are gaining popularity with investors.

SectorAnalystFirm
Autos and Automotive ComponentsChervine GolbazUBS
Autos and Automotive ComponentsDominic O’BrienExane BNP Paribas
BanksFrancesco Di GiambattistaUBS
BanksPhelbe PaceSociete Generale
BeveragesCallum ElliotBernstein
BeveragesGavin DouglasExane BNP Paribas
Capital GoodsAndrew WilsonJ. P. Morgan
Capital GoodsSebastian KuenneBerenberg
ChemicalsSebastian BrayBerenberg
Construction & Building MaterialsMiguel BorregaUBS
Construction & Building MaterialsYves BromeheadExane BNP Paribas
Food ManufacturersVincent BaronODDO BHF
Food ManufacturersFintan RyanBerenberg
InsuranceGuilhem HorvathExane BNP Paribas
InsuranceAndrew SinclairBAML
Leisure, Entertainment & HotelsEd YoungMorgan Stanley
Leisure, Entertainment & HotelsNajet El KassirBerenberg
Luxury GoodsZuzanna PuszBerenberg
Luxury GoodsGuido LucarelliExane BNP Paribas
MediaKatherine TaitGoldman Sachs
Metals & MiningAndrew QuailGoldman Sachs
Metals & MiningRachel ZhangMorgan Stanley
Oil & GasBiraj BorkhatariaRBC Capital Markets
Oil ServicesKevin RogerKepler Cheuvreux
Pharmaceuticals & BiotechDavid EvansKepler Cheuvreux
Pharmaceuticals & BiotechPierre CorbyODDO BHF
Real EstateAnna PanKempen & Co
Retailers (Non-Food)Georgios PilakoutasExane BNP Paribas
Retailers (Non-Food)Michelle WilsonBerenberg
Speciality & Other FinanceGregory SimpsonExane BNP Paribas
Support & Business ServicesSylvia FotevaDeutsche Bank
Support & Business ServicesJosh PuddleBerenberg
Telecommunications ServicesSimon ColesBarclays
Telecommunications ServicesAgathe MartinExane BNP Paribas
TobaccoAlberto López RuedaJ. P. Morgan
TransportRoss HarveyDavy
TransportAnnelies VermeulenMorgan Stanley
UtilitiesHugo LiebaertUBS
UtilitiesSara PiccininiMediobanca

In a similar vein, we also mined the Extel rankings data to find analysts under the age of 40 who saw both a significant jump in their ranking and are also ranked within the top 20 in their sector – these are the analysts to watch as they continue to establish themselves with investors.

SectorAnalystFirm
Aerospace & DefenceBenjamin HeelanBAML
Aerospace & DefencePhil BullerBarclays
Capital Goods (inc. Eng & Mach)Klas BergelindCiti
Capital Goods (inc. Eng & Mach)Andrew WilsonJ. P. Morgan
ChemicalsStephanie BothwellBAML
Food ManufacturersFintan RyanBerenberg
Forestry, Paper & PackagingThomas BurltonBAML
InsuranceAndrew SinclairBAML
InsuranceGuilhem HorvathExane BNP Paribas
Leisure, Entertainment & HotelsChris StevensUBS
Luxury GoodsHelen BrandUBS
Luxury GoodsZuzanna PuszBerenberg
Luxury GoodsAshley WallaceBAML
Metals & MiningDaniel MajorUBS
Oil ServicesNick GreenBernstein
Oil ServicesKevin RogerKepler Cheuvreux
Retailers (Food)François HalconruMorgan Stanley
Retailers (Non Food)Michelle WilsonBerenberg
Retailers (Non Food)Graham RenwickExane BNP Paribas
Software & IT ServicesAdithya MetukuBAML
Software & IT ServicesGal MundaBerenberg
Speciality & Other FinanceGregory SimpsonExane BNP Paribas
Speciality & Other FinanceChristopher TurnerGoldman Sachs
Support & Business ServicesGeorge GregoryExane BNP Paribas
Support & Business ServicesBilal AzizUBS
Telcos. Equip./IT Hardware & SemisTammy QiuBerenberg
Telecommunications ServicesAgathe MartinExane BNP Paribas
TobaccoClementine Arramon BerdotExane BNP Paribas
TobaccoJemima BensteadCiti
TransportSathish SivakumarBAML

To return to a point made both in this and previous blog posts, as the impact of MiFID II takes hold there is a high probability that the industry will start to see a reduction in the number of analysts and for many corporates, there will be a subsequent reduction in analyst coverage. In this environment looking to the analysts who may not be the highest ranked but are increasing their reputation with investors is a useful tactic for IR teams to ensure they are aligned with the analysts of the future.

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