| Goodbody returns to the fore in analyst rankings |
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| With five titles in this year’s awards, Goodbody has re-captured the dominance it gained in the 2004 survey when it won eight titles in total. NCB has also re-emerged as a strong contender winning three titles, while Merrion’s Robert Brisbourne continues to perform well for the firm, taking two titles. |
It’s all change in 2006 in this year’s ‘Best Equity Analyst’ section of the FINANCE Stockbroking in Ireland 2005-2006 survey. Goodbody has retained their 2005 tally of five titles, however Davy has not fared as well, winning just one title. NCB has made a great improvement on last year taking a total of three titles, while Merrion maintained it’s performance with two. | | Robbie Kelleher |
Equity Strategist
Davy’s Robbie Kelleher has retained his crown of ‘Best Equity Strategist’ for the third successive year and adds an eighth title to his tally. Liam Igoe of Goodbody, has held on to his second place rating this year, while last year’s number four Bernard McAlinden of NCB, has moved up the table to snatch the number three slot from Merrion’s Adrian O’Carroll, who does not feature in this category, this year. Richard Crossley is a new-comer to the category, and makes it two for NCB, in fourth position. Bloxham maintains its 2005 position with Kevin McConnell remaining at number six in the table, while Merrion’s Liam Boggan makes an appearance at number five.
Financials
Eamonn Hughes of Goodbody, has once again scooped the title here, making it the fifth time Hughes has been successful in this category, beating off stiff competition from both Davy and NCB. Scott Rankin of Davy, improved his position to number two (up one place from last year) while David Odlum of NCB, jumped two places up the table to make it into the top three at number three. Davy’s Emer Lang slipped two places to number four in this years’ table while ABN AMRO’s Ian Smilie slipped one place to number seven. Merrion put in a strong performance this year, with both Sebastian Orsi and John Bowe coming in at numbers five and six respectively.
Food & Beverages /Agribusiness
Merrion’s Robert Brisbourne is on a roll this year, retaining the title of ‘Best Food & Beverages/Agribusiness Analyst’ which was as closely contested this year as in 2005. Brisbourne also wins, for the first time, the title of ‘Best Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Analyst’. Positions two to four in the Food & Beverages/ Agribusiness table were also retained by the same contestants as 2005, with Liam Igoe of Goodbody, in second (for the third year in a row), John O’Reilly of Davy in third and Paul Meade of NCB, in fourth.
Small & Mid-Cap Stocks
John Sheehan of NCB, has put in a strong performance this year, jumping up the table from third position last year to win the title of ‘Best Small & Mid-Cap Stocks Analyst’ for the fourth time. Merrion’s John Mattimoe swaps first for second place and newcomer Gavin Kelleher of Goodbody, puts in a good show coming third. No change for Florence O’Donoghue of Davy, who retains fourth position this year.
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
As mentioned previously, Robert Brisbourne of Merrion, has won this title by making a huge leap from fourth to first place. This has knocked Davy’s Jack Gorman back to third place, as Ian Hunter of Goodbody, retained his hold on second position. As a result Orla Hartford of NCB has slipped one place to fourth while Bloxham’s Peter Jackson has maintained his position at fifth in the table, from 2005.
Technology
Analyst Gerry Hennigan has regained the title in this category for Goodbody after being forced from the top last year, and in a sweep towards the top, newcomer to the table Alan Daly of Davy, snapped up second place. In the absence of Brid White, NCB’s Tricia McEvoy moved up into third place while Merrion kept it’s presence in the table with Liam Boggan in fourth position.
Airlines
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Goodbody’s Joe Gill has retained his crown of ‘Best Airlines Analyst’ making this his fourth win in a row. There was some change, however, in the rest of the positions in the table. John Mattimoe of Merrion regained the second place position which he had previously held in 2004. John Sheehan made it into the top three for NCB while Stephen Furlong of Davy slipped two places on last year to number four this year. Andrew Lobbenberg of ABN AMRO took fifth place followed by Andrew Fitchie of Collins Stewart in sixth.
Media
The ‘Media’ category has many new names this year, not least of whom is Gavin Kelleher of Goodbody who stormed in to take first place. Merrion’s Liam Boggan scooped the second spot and Tricia McEvoy of NCB took third. Barry Dixon of Davy’s came fourth while Paul Gooden of ABN AMRO maintained his fifth place from last year.
Construction & Building Materials
This category has also seen much change. Robert Eason, formerly of Goodbody and last year’s winner, no longer features in the survey having taken up a new position with Kingspan in Investor Relations. His replacement at Goodbody, Joe Gill, comes in third in this category. NCB’s John Sheehan – a past winner in this category – has jumped up three places to win this year’s title of ‘Best Construction and Building Materials Analyst’. John Mattimoe of Merrion retained his position of second place as did Florence O’Donoghue of Davy in fifth. ABN AMRO put in a good show this year with Chris Grant in seventh and John Carnegie in eighth place while newcomers Barry Dixon of Davy’s and Peter Gunn of Goodbody’s made good entries at fourth and sixth respectively.
Gaming
The continued success of Paddy Power Bookmakers has prompted the inclusion of this new category. Gavin Kelleher of Goodbody came top of the table here, officially winning the title of ‘Best Gaming Analyst’. Davy’s David Jennings came close in second place while David Odlum of NCB took third and Merrion’s Liam Boggan rounded off the table in fourth position.
Energy & Resources
In a fiercely fought battle, Peter Hutton of NCB has knocked six-time winner Job Langbroek of Davy, off the top spot to third place, and taken the title of ‘Best Energy & Resources Analyst’. Gerry Hennigan of Goodbody meanwhile, has retained his number two position from last year, as has Sebastian Orsi of Merrion at number four. Newcomer to the category, Davy’s Caren Crowley, has slipped straight into fifth place, while Finlay Thompson of ABN AMRO, has moved down one place to sixth. |
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