The buy side says: “She is a treasure trove of data.”
Deborah Weinswig holds the top spot for a seventh straight year; the Citi analyst is also ranked third in Retailing/Food & Drug Chains. Weinswig “has a fantastic way of synthesizing data into real-time actionable items,” cheers one backer. In December the 40-year-old researcher recommended Dollar General Corp., at $23.60, telling investors that the Goodlettsville, Tennessee–based discount retailer stood to gain from an increase in cost-conscious shoppers as the U.S. economy languished and unemployment remained high. By late August the stock had risen 15.7 percent, to $27.31, and led the sector by 13.6 percentage points.
