Hiroshi Koba.三菱UFJ.
第二队Sho Kawano高盛
第三队Taketo Yamate.瑞银
赛跑者Chiaki Hirota.jpmorgan;Maki Shinozaki.戴瓦研究所
三菱UFJ证券公司的Hiroshi Koba of Mitsubishi UFJ证券公司去年是零售价去年。今年该部门已被分开，Koba捕获了涵盖便利和专业商店的分析师之间的最高荣誉。Noted for “standing firm on his research findings for long-term value,” according to one client, Koba reiterated his long-standing outperform recommendation on Japan’s biggest shoemaker, Chiyoda Co., in March 2008. Through February 2009 the stock had outpaced the sector by 16.8 percentage points. Sho Kawano of Goldman Sachs (Japan), a runner-up in Retailing for the previous two years, finishes second. Lauded as an “exceptional stock picker” by one investor, Kawano upgraded Fast Retailing Co. to buy in October, at ¥8,190, on the clothing retailer’s renewed commitment to its core business. The stock had shot up to ¥9,950 by late February. Taketo Yamate, No. 3 last year in Retailing, is No. 3 in both Retailing sectors this year. The UBS analyst also recommended Fast Retailing in October, and clients who followed his advice enjoyed a 17.3 percent gain through February.