Quarterly disclosure
Highlighted in the table below is the proportion of all research recommendations published per quarter that are 'buy', 'hold', 'sell' or equivalent terms.
Non-independent research recommendations
2017
| July | August | September | ||||
| No. of articles | % | No. of articles | % | No. of articles | % | |
| Buy | 98 | 45.6 | 75 | 35.7 | ||
| Sell | 84 | 39.1 | 84 | 40 | ||
| Hold | 33 | 15.3 | 50 | 23.8 | ||
| None | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | ||
| Total | 246 | 100 | 309 | 100 | ||
| Summary of quarter | ||
| No. of articles | % | |
| Buy | ||
| Sell | ||
| Hold | ||
| None | ||
| Total | ||
| April | May | June | ||||
| No. of articles | % | No. of articles | % | No. of articles | % | |
| Buy | 87 | 45.0 | 70 | 54.3 | 84 | 50 |
| Sell | 69 | 35.8 | 25 | 19.3 | 41 | 24.4 |
| Hold | 32 | 16.6 | 32 | 24.4 | 41 | 24.4 |
| None | 5 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Total | 193 | 100 | 129 | 100 | 168 | 100 |
| Summary of quarter | ||
| No. of articles | % | |
| Buy | 241 | 49.2 |
| Sell | 135 | 27.6 |
| Hold | 105 | 21.4 |
| None | 9 | 1.8 |
| Total | 490 | 100 |
| January | February | March | ||||
| No. of articles | % | No. of articles | % | No. of articles | % | |
| Buy | 111 | 48.7 | 107 | 50 | 120 | 46.2 |
| Sell | 75 | 32.9 | 53 | 24.8 | 77 | 29.6 |
| Hold | 36 | 15.8 | 40 | 18.7 | 44 | 16.9 |
| None | 6 | 2.6 | 14 | 6.5 | 19 | 7.3 |
| Total | 141 | 100 | 214 | 100 | 260 | 100 |
| Summary of quarter | ||
| No. of articles | % | |
| Buy | 338 | 48.1 |
| Sell | 205 | 29.2 |
| Hold | 120 | 17.1 |
| None | 39 | 5.6 |
| Total | 702 | 100 |
Correct at 1 October 2014. No representation or warranty is given as to the accuracy or completeness of this information. See full non-independent research disclaimer.
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