Morgan Stanley Outpaces Competition in II All-America Research Poll

In the recently released Institutional Investor All-America Poll, Morgan Stanley earned first place on a weighted average basis* with a score of 137 points, outdistancing Merrill Lynch (127), Salomon Smith Barney (116) and Goldman Sachs (109) respectively.

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In the recently released Institutional Investor All-America Poll, Morgan Stanley earned first place on a weighted average basis* with a score of 137 points, outdistancing Merrill Lynch (127), Salomon Smith Barney (116) and Goldman Sachs (109) respectively.
Morgan Stanley ranked second place overall (tied with Goldman Sachs) with 50 total team positions, placing behind Merrill (57 positions) and ahead of Salomon Smith Barney (46) and Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette (38).
Morgan Stanley attained 19 first-team positions, the most ever received by one firm and an increase of five from 1997's total. In addition, Morgan Stanley earned 12 second-team (the most of any firm), six third-team, and 13 runner-up positions.
This year's poll is based on the opinions of approximately 1,800 individuals, comprising approximately 90% of the top 100 accounts in the II300 (Institutional Investor's listing of the largest institutions and key money management firms in the U.S.) and about 65% of the complete II300.
The attached is a listing of all the ranked Morgan Stanley Dean Witter analysts. Please join Equity Research in congratulating them and all members of Research and Sales who made this performance possible.
For further information regarding this year's poll, please visit http://www.iimagazine.com.
*First teamers were assigned a score of four, second teamers a score of three, two points went to third teamers and one point to runners-up.
1998 All-America Positions
| Analyst |
Position |
1998 Category |
| Bilotti, Rich |
1st team |
Broadcasting/Cable |
| Blumstein, Michael |
1st team |
Insurance/Life |
| Bodenchak, Frank |
1st team |
Broadcasting/Radio & TV |
| Brooke, Paul |
1st team |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Conway, Andrew |
1st team |
Beverages |
| Fleck, Shelby |
1st team |
Electronic Manufacturing Services |
| Girsky, Steve |
1st team |
Autos |
| Girsky, Steve |
1st team |
Auto Parts |
| Iyer, Anand and team |
1st team |
Convertibles |
| Meeker, Mary |
1st team |
The Internet & New Media |
| Murphy, Jennifer |
1st team |
Electrical Equipment (Consumer & Industrial) |
| Murphy, Kevin |
1st team |
Airfreight (including freight forwarding & logistics) |
| Pearson, Sharon |
1st team |
Retailing/Softlines |
| Penney, Howard |
1st team |
Restaurants |
| Phillips, Chuck |
1st team |
Server & Enterprise Software |
| Reicin, Glenn |
1st team |
Health Care/Medical Supplies & Technology |
| Togut, David |
1st team |
Business Services |
| Togut, David |
1st team |
Computer Services |
| Valentine, James |
1st team |
Railroads |
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| Atwell, Wayne |
2nd team |
Nonferrous metals |
| Chao, Pierre |
2nd team |
Aerospace & Defense Electronics |
| Deahna, Jay |
2nd team |
Electronics/Semiconductor Capital Equipment |
| Edelstone, Mark |
2nd team |
Electronics/Semiconductors |
| Esquivel, Josephine |
2nd team |
Textiles, Apparel & Footwear |
| Kelly, George |
2nd team |
Data Networking |
| Konolige, Kit |
2nd team |
Electric Utilities |
| Lovoi, John |
2nd team |
Oil Services & Equipment |
| Rossi, Marie |
2nd team |
Health Care/Information Technology |
| Terreson, Douglas |
2nd team |
Oil/Domestic |
| Valentine, James |
2nd team |
Trucking |
| Terreson, Douglas |
2nd team (tie) |
Oil/International |
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| Fleck, Shelby |
3rd team |
Electronics/Connectors & Other Components |
| Levin, Debra |
3rd team |
Retailing/Food & Drug Chains |
| Meeker, Mary |
3rd team |
PC Software |
| Mezrich, Joseph and team |
3rd team |
Equity Derivatives |
| Murphy, Jennifer |
3rd team |
Multi-Industry |
| Runkle, Rebecca |
3rd team |
Photography & Electronic Imaging |
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| Adelman, David |
Runner-up |
Tobacco |
| Arthur, Douglas |
Runner-up |
Publishing |
| Berler, Matthew |
Runner-up |
Paper & Forest Products |
| Comfort, Stephanie |
Runner-up |
Wireline Telecom Services |
| Gulley, Mark |
Runner-up |
Chemicals/Specialty |
| Jones, Andrew |
Runner-up |
REITS/Retail |
| Missett, Bruce |
Runner-up |
Retailing/Broadlines |
| Murphy, Kevin |
Runner-up |
Airlines |
| Ravitz, Leslie |
Runner-up |
Chemicals/Major |
| Richter, Todd |
Runner-up |
Health Care/Managed Care |
| Waldo, Adam |
Runner-up |
Business Services |
| Whyte, Gregory |
Runner-up |
REITS/Commercial |
| Zimmerman, Alan |
Runner-up |
Insurance/NonLife |
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