What is an analyst research report?
An analyst research report gives investors: (1) a quick overview of the company’s recent developments, (2) the analyst’s view of the likely operational and financial impact, (3) the resulting change in the analyst’s earnings forecasts, (4) the analyst’s educated guess of the share price in 12 months’ time, (5) the catalysts likely to influence the share price within that time frame, and (6) the analyst’s recommendation for the stock. This is a sample copy of an analyst research report: Who produces them? Traditionally, analyst research reports are produced by brokers. They are provided free to their clients as a value-adding service. The major brokerage houses are: ABN Amro Morgans, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Macquarie Equities, Merrill Lynch, and UBS. In recent decades, more independent research firms have emerged as an alternative producer of stock research and recommendation. This is because of the criticism that brokers are biased in their recommendations a
