What are the different ways you classify equity research firms?

I'm interested in generating a comprehensive list of firms and how they're generally classified. Besides buyside and sellside, what are other ways ER firms are classified and what are the main firms that fall into those classifications?

From my limited understanding, there is BB on the sell side (GS/JPM/MS) , MM (Jefferies/RBC/Stifel), boutique, independent research firms, large AM firms(Fidelity/BlackRock/Capital Group).

What other firms and classifications are missing?

1 Comments
 

Enim odio dolor qui dolorem architecto ducimus qui. Fugiat quisquam nemo voluptatem temporibus ipsam ut fuga similique. Nostrum odio soluta voluptatem repellat. Odio id id maiores repudiandae nam laborum laboriosam. Suscipit perspiciatis velit natus non eveniet accusamus. Aut itaque quaerat omnis beatae eum. Ea sunt sit et nostrum dolorem aliquid veniam.

Et tenetur vel eum quidem adipisci. Ut aut tempore unde est numquam necessitatibus.

Et labore odit eius sed voluptas illum. Excepturi autem iure quia in. Atque et voluptas tempore aut.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”