Each year The Wall Street Journal ranks the top five stock pickers in each industry based on their recommendation-performance scores. Many of these master stock pickers are NYSSA members and we’d like to recognize their accomplishment, they are:

Airlines
William Greene, Morgan Stanley (Three-year winner)

Alternative Energy
Ian Horowitz, Soleil Securities

Autos & Auto Parts
John Murphy, Merrill Lynch
Patrick Archambault, Goldman Sachs
Chris Ceraso

Beverages
Dara Mohsenian, J.P. Morgan (Two-year winner)
Erin Ashley Smith, Argus Research (Three-year winner)
Broadcasting and Entertainment
Mark Wienkes, Goldman Sachs (Two-year winner)

Business & Industrial Services
Michael Jaffe, Standard & Poor’s (Winner in more than one category)
Jonathan Ellis, Merrill Lynch

Clothing & Accessories
Marie Driscoll, Standard & Poor’s (Three-year winner)

Computer & Office Equipment
Thomas Smith, Standard & Poor’s (Two-year winner)
Kathryn Huberty, Morgan Stanley (Two-year winner)

Electronic & Electrical Equipment
Paul Coster, J.P. Morgan (Two-year winner; Winner in more than one category)

Food & Tobacco
Diane Geissler, Merrill Lynch (Two-year winner)

General Industries
Mathew Christy, Standard & Poor’s
Heavy Machinery & Materials
Michael Jaffe, Standard & Poors (Winner in more than one category)
Robert J. Kelly, Sidoti

Home Construction & Furnishings
Rashid Dahod, Argus Research

Hotels & Casinos
Esther Kwon, Standard & Poor’s
Steven Kent, Goldman Sachs (Seven-year winner)

Household & Personal Products
Joseph Altobello, Oppenheimer & Co. (Two-year winner)
Oil & Gas Producers
Mark Gilman, Benchmark (Three-time winner)

Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution
Charles Minervino, Goldman Sachs

Real Estate
Donald Fandetti, Citigroup

Retailers: Broad Line & Apparel
Kimberly Greenberger, Citigroup
Daniel Binder, Jefferies (Three-time winner)

Software
Donald Hooker, UBS

Specialty Retailers & Services
Gregory Melich, Morgan Stanley (Two-year winner)

Telecommunications
Michael Rollins, Citigroup
Jason Armstrong, Goldman Sachs
James Moorman, Standard & Poor’s

Telecommunications Equipment
Paul Coster, J. P. Morgan (Two-year winner; Winner in more than one category)

Utilities
Lilyanna Yang, J.P. Morgan