Guy Moszkowski BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research
Guy Moszkowski slips two rungs to the third team, but investors continue to praise the BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research analyst’s “legendary ability to put events in perspective,” as one money manager puts it. In July 2009, Moszkowski upgraded Goldman Sachs Group from neutral to buy, at $136.96, making the case that the New York–based investment bank was well positioned to survive the credit crunch. In April, after the shares had shot up 16.4 percent, to $159.44, he downgraded the stock to neutral, on concerns about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit alleging improper disclosures. When the suit was settled in July, Moszkowski again upgraded the stock to buy, at $138.71. The share price jumped above $156 in early August before receding, ending the month at $136.93.