The winning streaks continue. Two analysts have spent more than a decade atop their respective sector rosters on Institutional Investor’s All-Japan Research Team: Nobuyuki Saji of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., now in his 15th year in first place in Economics, and UBS’s Atsushi Yamaguchi, who celebrates his 14th year at No. 1 in Metals.
Toshiya Mizutani, also of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley, captures his tenth straight victory in Construction and thus earns entry into the All-Japan Research Team Hall of Fame.
These three are among the 24 winners who led their lineups in 2015 too. Four advance from second place, one jumps from third and another vaults from runner-up.
Three of these top-ranked researchers are visiting the winner’s circle for the first time: Ryota Himeno of Barclays (Transportation), and Nomura’s Ken Takamiya (Banks) and Daisuke Fukushima (Housing & Real Estate).
Listed below by sector are this year’s top-ranked analysts. Click on an individual’s name to view his or her profile. Please note: Free site registration will be requested of anyone who hasn’t already signed up.
Autos
Masataka Kunugimoto
Nomura
Third year in a row at No. 1
Auto Parts
Kunihiro Matsumoto
SMBC Nikko Securities
Ninth straight sector victory
Banks
Ken Takamiya
Nomura
First appearance in first place
Beverages, Food & Tobacco
Naomi Takagi
UBS
Fifth year in a row — and sixth total — at No. 1
Broadcasting
Shinsuke Iwasa
Mizuho Securities Group
Third straight — and eighth overall — victory in this category
Chemicals
Shinobu Takeuchi
SMBC Nikko Securities
Second straight sector-topping appearance
Construction
Toshiya Mizutani
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co.
Tenth consecutive first-place finish
Economics
Nobuyuki Saji
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co.
Fifteenth straight sector victory
Electronics/Components
Takumi Sado
Daiwa Securities Group
Third No. 1 in a row
Electronics/Consumer
Yasuo Nakane
Mizuho Securities Group
Third visit to the winner’s circle
Electronics/Industrial
Masaya Yamasaki
Nomura
Second straight — and fifth total — appearance atop the roster
Electronics/Precision Instruments
Masahiro Nakanomyo
Barclays
Fifth year in a row — and eighth overall — in first place
Energy & Utilities
Norimasa Shinya
Mizuho Securities Group
Third straight No. 1
Equity Strategy
Ryota Sakagami
SMBC Nikko Securities
Second consecutive year on top
Health Care & Pharmaceuticals
Hidekatsu Watanabe
Mizuho Securities Group
Third year in a row as sector champion
Housing & Real Estate
Daisuke Fukushima
Nomura
First appearance in first place
Insurance & Other Nonbank Financials
Masao Muraki
Deutsche Securities
Sixth straight — and seventh total — No. 1
Internet
Sumito Takeda
UBS
Second year in a row atop the roster
Machinery
Katsushi Saito
Nomura
Thirteenth overall sector victory
Metals
Atsushi Yamaguchi
UBS
Fourteenth straight year at No. 1
OTC & Small Companies
Mariko Watanabe
UBS
Ninth consecutive — and 11th overall — visit to the winner’s circle
Plant Engineering & Shipbuilding
Taku Ouchi
SMBC Nikko Securities
Fourth year in a row at No. 1
Quantitative Research
Hayato Nagayoshi
Mizuho Securities Group
Second straight year in first place
REITs
Hiroshi Torii
SMBC Nikko Securities
Fifth year in a row topping the roster
Retailing
Toshio Takahashi
Mizuho Securities Group
Second consecutive No. 1
Software
Makoto Ueno
Daiwa Securities Group
Third time leading the lineup
Technical Materials
Akiko Kuwahara
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Sixth consecutive first-place finish
Telecommunications
Daisaku Masuno
Nomura
Eighth straight — and ninth overall — sector-topping appearance
Trading Companies
Jiro Iokibe
Daiwa Securities Group
Second year in a row at No. 1, and third total
Transportation
Ryota Himeno
Barclays
First appearance in first place
II’s 23rd annual All-Japan Research Team reflects the opinions of more than 1,100 individuals at 357 buy-side firms that collectively manage roughly $1.2 trillion in Japanese equities.
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