Bradley Handler Credit Suisse
Newcomer Bradley Handler finishes third. Among the Credit Suisse analyst’s best-performing stock picks of late was an August 2009 reiteration of his buy rating on Halliburton Co., at $22.72, on the expectation that the Houston-based oil-field services giant would continue to gain market share. By the end of August 2010, the stock had bubbled up 24.2 percent, to $28.21, and shot past the sector by 29.4 percentage points. Handler remains bullish. “Other analysts focus on the hot stock, but Brad figures out where the valuation lies,” applauds one loyalist.