Deborah Weinswig Citi
Deborah Weinswig is No. 3 for a third year running; she is also No. 1 in Retailing/Broadlines & Department Stores. The Citi analyst “digs harder than anyone on the sell side to find the information that matters,” asserts one fund manager. Weinswig downgraded Safeway from neutral to sell in February 2009, at $21.29, making the case that the Pleasanton, California–based supermarket chain’s prices were higher than those of its rivals — and in a difficult economic environment, shoppers would seek lower-priced retailers. The stock slid 11.7 percent, to $18.79, through August 2010.
