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analyst
person in a brokerage house, bank trust department, or mutual fund group who studies a number of companies and makes buy or sell recommendations on the securities of particular companies and industry groups. Most analysts specialize in a particular industry, but some investigate any company that interests them, regardless of its line of business. Some analysts have considerable influence, and can therefore affect the price of a company's stock when they issue a buy or sell recommendation.
See also credit analystanalyst
person who studies data and makes recommendations on a course of business actions. Analysts may study credit, securities, financial patterns, sales, etc.
analyst
See also
credit analyst
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