Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 8

Lecturer 17

Buy Side Analysts


Last Lecture Overview
Investment banking activities
The process of selling security
Under Priced IPO offering
Criticisms of Investment banks

2
Lecture Overview
Securities Analysts
Types of Investors
Examples of Institutional Investors
Buy side Analysts Job

3
Securities Analysts

Analysts generally fall into two categories:


Buy-side analysts:
Analysts hired by institutional investors
Sell-side analysts:
Brokerage and investment bank analysts
Sell-side analysts are part of the corporate
monitoring system

4
Types of Investor

 Individual Investors
 Institutional Investors

5
Examples of Institutional Investor

 Mutual Fund
 Pension Fund
 Insurance Companies

6
Buy-side analyst’s job

A Buy-side analyst will look at


firm’s operating and financial conditions
firm’s immediate and long-term future prospects
the effectiveness of a firm’s management team
the general outlook of the industry in which a
firm belongs

7
Buy-side analyst’s job (continued)

A Buy-side analyst will also


make earnings predictions
Earnings per share (EPS)
make trading recommendation
buy/sell/hold
update the recommendation frequently

You might also like