London, 11 March 2014—Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, is expanding its equity research offering in Europe with the appointment of Alex Morozov, CFA as director of equity research, Europe, and Allen Good, CFA, Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM, and Allan Nichols, CFA as senior equity analysts. The team is based in Amsterdam.
Heather Brilliant, Morningstar’s global director of equity and corporate credit research, comments:
“We’ve covered European equities for many years, and our investment in a local analyst team in Europe reinforces our commitment to providing investors with effective equity research and ratings to help them make better investing decisions. By adding analysts on the ground in Europe, we’ll be able to expand the depth of knowledge of the European companies we cover, produce more timely stock commentary, meet with local company management more often, and serve our European clients more effectively.”
Morningstar’s equity analysts publish institutional-quality company reports, analyst notes, pick lists, and industry and sector research, along with proprietary, qualitative ratings including the Morningstar Rating™ for stocks, Morningstar® Economic Moat™ Rating, and Fair Value Estimate. Morningstar equity analysts also publish the Observer series, in-depth sector research reports that harness Morningstar’s focus on a long-term investment horizon and economic moats—or sustainable competitive advantages—to analyze complex investment trends. Morningstar also provides quantitative ratings and reports for more than 30,000 companies globally.
Morningstar is one of the largest providers of independent equity research, employing about 120 equity and corporate credit analysts globally who cover more than 1,500 stocks and 700 corporate debt issuers, including approximately 250 European stocks. A list of the current European companies under Morningstar’s coverage is available at here.
