individual, usually employed by a stock brokerage house, bank, or investment institution, who performs investment research and examines the financial condition of a company or group of companies in an industry and in the context of the securities markets.
individual, usually employed by a stock brokerage house, bank, or investment institution, who performs investment research and examines the financial condition of a company or group of companies in an industry and in the context of the securities markets. Many analysts specialize in a single industry or sector and make investment recommendations to buy, sell, or hold in that area. Among a corporation's financial indicators most closely followed by analysts are sales and earnings growth, capital structure, stock price trend and Price/Earnings Ratio, dividend payouts, and return on invested capital. Securities analysts promote corporate financial disclosure by sponsoring forums through associations, such as the Association for Investment Management and Research and its member societies and chapters, such as the New York Society of Security Analysts.
