Here are the winning analysts and winning teams in our 63 industry categories, followed by three strategy and economics categories. The winners' overall scores are calculated by adding 70% of the voting score and 30% of the stock-picking score. The highest possible score is 100. (When analysts' scores differ by less than a point, they are considered a tie.)
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Click here for details on our methodology. Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Semiconductor Equipment | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Gunnar Miller | Goldman Sachs | 100 | 83 | 94.9 |
| 2 | Jay Deahna | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 68 | 82 | 72.2 |
| 3 | Elliott Rogers | Credit Suisse First Boston | 59 | 91 | 68.6 |
| 4 | Brett Hodess | Banc of America** | 46 | 75 | 54.7 |
| 5* | Milind Bedekar | Salomon Smith Barney*** | 41 | 76 | 51.5 |
| 5* | Edward White Jr. | Lehman Brothers | 33 | 92 | 50.7 |
| Best Team | -- | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | -- | -- | -- |
*Tie **Now at Merrill Lynch ***Now at DLJ Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Semiconductors | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Mark Edelstone | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 100 | 30 | 79.0 |
| 2 | Dan Niles | Robertson Stephens** | 72 | 25 | 57.9 |
| 3* | Charles Glavin | Credit Suisse First Boston | 48 | 51 | 48.9 |
| 3* | Drew Peck | SG Cowen | 52 | 40 | 48.4 |
| 5 | Terry Ragsdale | J.P. Morgan | 51 | 29 | 44.4 |
| Best Team | -- | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | -- | -- | -- |
*Tie **Now at Lehman Brothers Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Soft Drinks | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Andrew Conway | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 100 | 90 | 97.0 |
| 2 | William Pecoriello | Sanford C. Bernstein | 64 | 91 | 72.1 |
| 3 | Marc I. Cohen | Goldman Sachs | 45 | 95 | 60.0 |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Specialty Chemicals | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Timothy Gerdeman | Lehman Brothers | 100 | 58 | 87.4 |
| 2 | Mark Gulley | Banc of America | 80 | 100 | 86.0 |
| 3 | Robert Ottenstein | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 78 | 79 | 78.3 |
| 4 | Kimberly Ritrievi | Goldman Sachs | 76 | 61 | 71.5 |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Specialty Stores | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Dana Telsey | Bear Stearns | 100 | 54 | 86.2 |
| 2* | Janet Kloppenburg | Robertson Stephens | 56 | 75 | 61.7 |
| 2* | Gary Balter | DLJ | 60 | 63 | 60.9 |
*Tie Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Systems Software | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Chuck Phillips | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 100 | 33 | 79.9 |
| 2* | Michael Kwatinetz | Credit Suisse First Boston** | 42 | 32 | 39.0 |
| 2* | Rick Sherlund | Goldman Sachs | 31 | 57 | 38.8 |
| 4* | Tim Dolan | Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown | 9 | 100 | 36.3 |
| 4* | Andrew Brosseau | SG Cowen | 24 | 64 | 36.0 |
*Tie **Left the sell side Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Telecommunications Equipment | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Gregory Geiling | J.P. Morgan | 100 | 36 | 80.8 |
| 2 | Alex Cena | Salomon Smith Barney | 82 | 45 | 70.9 |
| 3* | James Jungjohann | CIBC World Markets | 66 | 53 | 62.1 |
| 3* | Nikos Theodosopoulos | UBS Warburg | 65 | 55 | 62.0 |
| 5 | Tim Luke | Lehman Brothers | 66 | 46 | 60.0 |
| Best Team* | -- | Credit Suisse First Boston | -- | -- | -- |
| Best Team* | -- | Goldman Sachs | -- | -- | -- |
| Best Team* | -- | UBS Warburg | -- | -- | -- |
*Tie Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Tobacco | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Martin Feldman | Salomon Smith Barney | 100 | 82 | 94.6 |
| 2 | David Adelman | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 92 | 93 | 92.3 |
| 3 | Marc I. Cohen | Goldman Sachs | 27 | 88 | 45.3 |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Wireless Telecommunications Services | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Colette Fleming | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 100 | 53 | 85.9 |
| 2 | Thomas Lee | Chase H&Q | 70 | 56 | 65.8 |
| 3 | David Freedman | Bear Stearns | 64 | 64 | 64.0 |
| 4 | Walter Piecyk | PaineWebber | 67 | 52 | 62.5 |
| 5 | Linda Mutschler | Merrill Lynch | 65 | 47 | 59.6 |
Here are the winning analysts and winning teams in our three macro categories. Since these analysts usually don't make stock recommendations, only their voting scores are used to calculate their rank. Macro Category |
Economics | Voting Score |
| 1 | Ed Hyman | ISI Group | 100 |
| 2 | Ed Yardeni | Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown | 38 |
| 3 | Steve Roach | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 35 |
| Best Team | -- | ISI Group | -- |
Macro Category |
Portfolio Strategy | Voting Score |
| 1 | Abby Joseph Cohen | Goldman Sachs | 100 |
| 2 | Michael Goldstein | Sanford C. Bernstein | 94 |
| 3 | Ed Kerschner | PaineWebber | 88 |
| Best Team | -- | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | -- |
Macro Category |
Quantitative Strategy | Voting Score |
| 1 | Richard Bernstein | Merrill Lynch | 100 |
| 2 | Michael Goldstein | Sanford C. Bernstein | 96 |
| 3 | Eric Sorensen | Salomon Smith Barney | 41 |
| Best Team | -- | Salomon Smith Barney | -- |
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