Barclays Capital
The buy side says: “Vishal produces clear, concise, easy-to-follow models.”
Repeating in first place is Vishal Shah, 34, of Barclays Capital. “Vishal provides a strong and meaningful framework in a sector that trades very much on fluctuating sentiment,” explains one impressed client. Shah urged investors to buy China’s ReneSola in March, at $5.61, on the belief that demand for solar wafers would remain strong for the remainder of the year. So far, he’s been right. By late August, ReneSola’s share price had lit up gains of 56.3 percent, to $8.77, compared with the sector’s 16.2 percent decline. “Vishal does a great job focusing on the fundamentals in a market where data points are constantly changing, and his deep industry contacts allow him to be ahead of the curve when predicting stock moves,” explains one faithful supporter.
