Who Gives the Best Analyst Parties? Not Tech Companies
This will come as no surprise to anyone who has tried to get anything useful out of the major public tech companies' investor relations groups, but financial consultants at Greenwich have come out with a ranking of the best IR groups -- and no tech company is to be found among 'em.What companies dominate the list? A host of old-line companies, including retailing and aerospace & defense. Turns out they give the best analyst parties.
1. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Co. (Transportation)1
2. EOG Resources (Energy)
3. Entergy Corp. (Utilities)
4. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Diversified Financials)
5. J.C. Penney (Retailing)
6. United Technologies (Aerospace & Defense)
7. Staples Inc. (Retailing)
8. Bard (C.R.) Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)
9. Gilead Sciences (Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
10. AFLAC Inc. (Insurance)
11. Rockwell Collins (Aerospace & Defense)
12. Costco Co. (Retailing)
13. Allergan, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
14. Emerson Electric (Multi-Industry & Electrical Equipment)
15. Nordstrom (Retailing)