D.A. Davidson & Co. Analyst Named 'Home-Run Hitter'; John Rogers is Named One of Nation's Top Analysts By Institutional Investor Magazine.Business Editors GREAT FALLS Great Falls, city (1990 pop. 55,097), seat of Cascade co., N central Mont., second largest city in the state, at the confluence of the Missouri and Sun rivers and near the falls that give the city its name; inc. 1888. , Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2004 D.A. Davidson & Co. today announced that Institutional Investor Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. magazine has named John Rogers John Rogers may refer to: Europeans
See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :SCHN), a company whose stock skyrocketed 508.2 percent for the year. "We are incredibly proud of John for this prominent recognition," said Bill Johnstone, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Davidson Companies. "With some of the most thorough and accurate research in the industry, John continually goes above and beyond, and we are thrilled to have him on our team." Rogers is featured in the magazine's April edition, which each year focuses on 10 analysts who picked the previous year's best-performing stocks. He has covered aerospace and industrial stocks for D.A. Davidson & Co. since 1998, and leads a team of 18 institutional research analysts and associates in the D.A. Davidson & Co. office in Lake Oswego, Oregon Lake Oswego (IPA: ɔs wiː ɡo) is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. (Small parts of the city extend into Multnomah County to the north and Washington County to the west. . Rogers has covered Schnitzer Steel, a scrap steel processor, since the company went public in November 1993. Schnitzer's earnings jumped 555 percent in the fiscal year that ended last August, to $43 million. Earnings were then up 321 percent for the following quarter, ending in November, to $12 million. "It's a longtime family business that has managed to stay profitable through all cycles, up and down, by managing for the long term," Rogers told the magazine. To select the Home-Run Hitters, Institutional Investor asked Connecticut-based FactSet Research Systems FactSet Research Systems (NYSE: FDS), or simply "FactSet", is a financial information company. Some of its competitors include Bloomberg L.P., Reuters, Thomson Financial, and Capital IQ. to list the five top-performing stocks with a market value between $75 million and $1 billion and the five biggest gainers with more than $1 billion in market cap. The magazine also used data from research performance measurement company Investars.com of New Jersey to help pinpoint analysts who covered each stock and determine when they made their calls. Company officials were also consulted. The magazine's editors excluded some analysts and stocks, such as stocks that launched initial public offerings in 2003, shares that were trading below five at the start of 2003, and analysts with firms involved in initial public offerings for the companies those analysts cover. This is not the first time Rogers has received national recognition for the quality of his analysis. In 2001, the Wall Street Journal named Rogers the No. 1 stock picker in the nation for his 2000 coverage of the machinery industry and among the nation's top five analysts for machinery-industry earnings forecasts for the year. Rogers joined D.A. Davidson & Co. when the firm acquired Jensen Securities, a Portland company The Portland Company was established in 1846 as a locomotive foundry to build railroad equipment for the connection between Portland and Montreal. Its first locomotive, the Augusta, emerged from the shops in July 1848 for delivery to the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth. specializing in equity research and institutional sales, in 1998. He previously was a senior analyst at Ragen MacKenzie, Inc. in Portland after working with Prudential Bache Securities and Oppenheimer & Co. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . He holds a bachelor's degree from Seattle University, an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Columbia University and the Chartered Financial Analyst Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) An experienced financial analyst who has passed examinations in economics, financial accounting, portfolio management, security analysis, and standards of conduct given by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. designation. About D.A. Davidson & Co. Founded in 1935, D.A. Davidson & Co. is a full-service investment firm with brokerage office in eight western states. The firm's Equity Capital Markets Group provides original regional and correspondent research and corporate finance services to both individual investors and institutional clients both across North America and in Europe. The research is supported by professional sales and trading, including market making. D.A. Davidson & Co. is operated by the Davidson Companies, a financial services holding company based in Montana. Also part of Davidson Companies are Davidson Trust Co., a wealth management and trust operation; Davidson Investment Advisors, a professional money management firm; and Davidson Travel, a full-service travel agency. |
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