The Street Scout Independent Research Directory
Many of these firms are founded by top analysts who left large well-known investment banks. Independent research has weathered many storms but continues to attract some of the very best publishing analysts across every industry sector. Compensation potential at these firms varies greatly from firm to firm. Some of these platforms have facilitated top analysts to develop truly elite research franchises. Many analysts use these firms as stepping stones into buyside careers and often gain valuable entrepreneurial experience.
- Longbow Research (OH)
- Cleveland Research (OH)
- Vertical Research Partners (CT) — industrials & materials,
- Melius Research (industrials)
- Zelman & Associates (housing)
- Telsey Advisory Group (retail)
- Green Street Advisors (REITs)
- MoffettNathanson (TMT)
- Wolfe Research
- New Street Research (TMT)
- LightShed Partners (TMT)
- Arete Research (TMT)
- Huber Research (TMT)
- Summit Insights (tech)
- Nephron Research (healthcare)
- Alembic Global (chemicals)
- Fermium Research (chemicals)
- Kalinowski Equity Research (restaurants)
- Webber Research (energy/shipping)
- Gordon Haskett
- Monness, Crespi, Hardt
- Sidoti & Company (SMID)
- Off Wall Street
- 13D Research
- Edgewater Research
- Fox Advisors
- Langenberg & Company
- M Science
- SemiAnalysis
- Housing Research Center
- Strategas
- Cornerstone Macro
- Renaissance Macro
- 22V Research
- Hedgeye
- MacroMavens
- Empirical Research Partners
- Bernstein / Autonomous (now Bernstein–SocGen JV)
Canada
- Veritas Investment Research
- Catalyst Equity Research
- Accountability Research
- Costigan Reports
- BCA Research (macro)
- 5i Research (retail-facing)
Europe
- New Street Research
- Arete Research
- Absolute Strategy Research
- Redburn Atlantic (Rothschild & Co)
- Autonomous (Bernstein)
- Kepler Cheuvreux
- Empirical Research Partners
- AlphaValue
Compiled by The Street Scout LLC