2015 All-India Research Team: Key Facts and Figures

Who got the most votes? Which sector attracted the most attention? Read on!

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Here are some of the key facts, figures and noteworthy results of the 2015 All-India Research Team survey, Institutional Investor’s exclusive annual ranking of the nation’s leading sell-side equity analysts.

Number of analysts on the team: 71

Number of firms they represent: 22

Number of analysts who meet the eligibility criteria: 153*

Number of firms they represent: 30*

(*Information about analysts who meet minimum-vote and other eligibility criteria but do not make the team — which is limited to the top three analysts or squads in each sector, plus runners-up where applicable — is available from the Institutional Investor Research Group. For information please contact Alyssa Walker at 212-224-3677 or awalker@iiresearchgroup.com.)

Number of participating buy-side individuals: 250

Number of participating buy-side institutions: 150

Total Indian equity assets under management of participating buy-side institutions: $20 billion

Most popular sectors as measured by number of voters**:

  • Financials (winner: Ashish Gupta, Credit Suisse)
  • Economics (Chetan Ahya, Morgan Stanley)
  • Autos & Auto Parts (Kapil Singh, Nomura)
  • Health Care & Pharmaceuticals (Anubhav Aggarwal, Credit Suisse)
  • Capital Goods (Venugopal Garre, Barclays)

Most popular sectors as measured by number of votes**:

  • Financials (winner: Ashish Gupta, Credit Suisse)
  • Economics (Chetan Ahya, Morgan Stanley)
  • Health Care & Pharmaceuticals (Anubhav Aggarwal, Credit Suisse)
  • Autos & Auto Parts (Kapil Singh, Nomura)
  • Capital Goods (Venugopal Garre, Barclays)

(**Survey participants may name up to four analysts per sector.)
Most popular researchers (as measured by votes cast in each sector):

  • Chetan Ahya of Morgan Stanley, Economics
  • Anubhav Aggarwal of Credit Suisse, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals
  • Suresh Ganapathy of Macquarie Capital Securities, Financials†
  • Ashish Gupta of Credit Suisse, Financials
  • Sonal Varma of Nomura, Economics

(†Votes are weighted by place awarded — first, second, third or fourth — and Indian equity assets under management of the participating buy-side institution, which is why an analyst with more votes may rank below someone with a higher weighted score. For more information see Methodology.)

Analysts making their first appearances in first place:

  • Ashish Gupta of Credit Suisse, Financials
  • Neelkanth Mishra of Credit Suisse, Basic Materials and Portfolio Strategy
  • Amit Rustagi of Antique Stock Broking, Oil & Gas
  • Kawaljeet Saluja of Kotak Securities, Information Technology
  • Samar Sarda of Kotak Securities, Real Estate
  • Kapil Singh of Nomura, Autos & Auto Partss
  • Sunil Tirumalai of Credit Suisse, Telecommunications

Researchers who capture first place in more than one sector:

  • Manoj Menon of Deutsche Bank:
    • Consumer/Discretionary
    • Consumer/Staples
  • Neelkanth Mishra of Credit Suisse:
    • Basic Materials
    • Portfolio Strategy

Other analysts who appear in multiple sectors:

  • Sameer Baisiwala of Morgan Stanley:
    • Health Care & Pharmaceuticals (No. 2)
    • Real Estate (No. 2)
  • Rohit Chordia of Kotak Securities:
    • Consumer/Discretionary (runner-up)
    • Consumer/Staples (No. 3)
    • Telecommunications (No. 2)
  • Vivek Maheshwari of CLSA:
    • Consumer/Discretionary (No. 3)
    • Consumer/Staples (runner-up)
    • Portfolio Strategy (runner-up)
  • Arnab Mitra of Credit Suisse:
    • Consumer/Discretionary (runner-up)
    • Consumer/Staples (No. 2)

Number of analysts making their first appearance on the team: 15 (the full list can be found here)

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