Awards & Recognition

For the last decade, Baird’s global equities platform has been consistently recognized in Coalition Greenwich’s annual survey. We’re proud to share Baird achieved strong rankings in 2023, including:¹

• 1 for Small-/Mid-Cap Equities Trading
• 1 for Industrials Trading
• 1 for Algo Customization
• 1 for Dark Liquidity Algos

¹Coalition Greenwich’s 2023 surveys of North American Equity Investors. Surveys conducted with 95 small-cap and mid-cap fund managers and 235 traders. Rankings for qualitative metrics based on leading research firms in surveys.

Our award-winning equity research is complemented by the macro and policy insights of Strategas, an independent Baird affiliate ranked by Extel (formally Institutional Investor Research) as the:

• #1 Best Independent Research Provider of sell-side firms (2022)
• Top Macro-Only Research Firm for 7 consecutive years (2023)

Top Wall Street Analysts 

We’re pleased to share that 15 of Baird’s Senior Research Analysts recently ranked among the top 5% of all analysts on Wall Street, according to TipRanks.* An additional 4 Baird analysts ranked among the top 10%.

	Shrenik Kothari, Senior Research Analyst covering Security and Infrastructure Software, ranked in the top 1% of all analysts. His team includes Zach Schneider, Research Analyst; and Talitha Hellams, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Peter Benedict, Senior Research Analyst covering Retail/Consumer Products & Services, ranked among the top 1% of all analysts. His team includes Justin Kleber, CFA, Senior Research Analyst; Zak Beeck, Research Associate; and Debbie Mahan, Senior Research Coordinator.
	David Manthey, CFA, Senior Research Analyst covering Industrial Distribution & Environmental Services, ranked in the top 2% of all analysts. His team includes Quinn Fredrickson, CFA, Senior Research Associate; and Bridget Cavanagh, Research Coordinator.
	William Power, CFA, Senior Research Analyst covering Cloud Software, ranked among the top 2% of all analysts. His team includes Yanni Sammoilis, Research Analyst; and Talitha Hellams, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Andrew Wittmann, CFA, Senior Research Analyst covering Facility and Industrial Services (Engineering & Construction), ranked among the top 2% of all analysts. His team includes Justin Hauke, Senior Research Analyst; and Brenda Frazier, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Colin Sebastian, Senior Research Analyst covering Internet, ranked in the top 4% of all analysts. His team includes Rhys Ivory-Ganja, Research Associate; Colin Loyet, Research Analyst; and Debbie Mahan, Senior Research Coordinator.
	David Tarantino, CFA, Director of Equity Research and Senior Research Analyst covering Restaurants, ranked among the top 4% of all analysts. His team includes Mary Hodes, Senior Research Associate; Drew North, CFA, Senior Research Associate; and Hayley Richter, Senior Research Specialist.
	Peter Arment, Senior Research Analyst covering General Industrial, ranked in the top 4% of all analysts. His team includes Jan-Frans Engelbrecht, Research Associate; and Talitha Hellams, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Jonathan Komp, CFA, Senior Research Analyst covering Active Lifestyles: Apparel, Footwear & Fitness, ranked among the top 4% of all analysts. His team includes Alex Conway, Research Analyst; Lauren Navarro, Senior Research Specialist; and Debbie Mahan, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Jeff Johnson, OD, CFA, Senior Research Analyst covering Medical Technology, ranked among the top 4% of all analysts. His team includes Dane Reinhardt, CFA, Research Associate; Tommy Han, Research Analyst; and Amy Waltz, Senior Research Specialist.
	Rob Oliver, Senior Research Analyst covering Software & SaaS, ranked in the top 5% of all analysts. His team includes Patrick Schulz, Senior Research Associate; and Arianna Soto, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Mircea (Mig) Dobre, CFA, Associate Director of Research and Senior Research Analyst covering Machinery & Diversified Industrial, ranked among the top 5% of all analysts. His team includes Joe Grabowski, CFA, Senior Research Associate; Peter Kalemkarian, Research Analyst; and Amy Waltz, Senior Research Specialist.
	Michael Halloran, CFA, Associate Director of Research and Senior Research Analyst covering Flow & Motion Solutions, ranked in the top 5% of all analysts. His team includes Michael Pesendorfer II, Senior Research Associate; Trent Meyer, Research Analyst; and Hayley Richer, Senior Research Specialist.
	Mark Marcon, CFA, Senior Research Analyst covering Human Capital Technology & Solutions, ranked in the top 5% of all analysts. His team includes Andre Childress, Senior Research Associate; and Cindy Plucinski, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Joe Vruwink, Senior Research Analyst covering Vertical Software, ranked in the top 5% of all analysts. His team includes Peter Karos, Research Associate; and Arianna Soto, Senior Research Coordinator.

The four additional Senior Research Analysts that ranked among the top 10% of all Wall Street analysts included Catherine Ramsey Schulte (Life Sciences & Diagnostics); David George, CFA (U.S. Banks); Tristan Gerra (Semiconductor Components); and Ghansham Panjabi, PhD (Packaging & Coatings).

*Data as of 1/19/24.

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Top 25 Wall Street Analysts of the Decade

In 2020, TipRanks identified the Top 25 Wall Street analysts of the decade. Baird’s David Koning and Colin Sebastian were honored as top research analysts.

David Koning, Associate Director of Research, was ranked No. 12 on the Top 25 list with an 86% success rate and a 20.8% average return per recommendation. He is supported by Robby Bamberger, Senior Research Associate; Jacob Haggarty, Research Analyst; and Laice Perry, Research Coordinator.

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Colin Sebastian, Senior Research Analyst, was ranked No. 19 on the Top 25 list with a 73% success rate and a 26.5% average return per recommendation. He is supported by Rhys Ivory-Ganja, Research Associate; Colin Loyet, Research Analyst; and Debbie Mahan, Senior Research Coordinator.