Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Equity research firms worldwide

RevenueBase identified 1,819 company matches for equity research firms worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 47,036 professional contacts across them, including 14,582 with verified work emails. India is the largest market and New York the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for equity research firms worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for equity research firms follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 20, 2026 How this list was built
1,819Companies
47,036Contacts tracked
14,582Verified emails
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The 25 largest equity research firms worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,819 company matches for equity research firms worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 20, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202610001+11,150 contacts →

Exact match

“Morningstar, Inc.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0005,009 contacts →

Exact match

“Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity) is a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics and technology solutions to the financial services sector, including asset managers…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0002,422 contacts →

Exact match

“Third Bridge is a leading global investment research firm established in 2007.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchMumbai, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0001,256 contacts →

Exact match

“Tradebulls Securities (P) Limited is one of the fastest growing broking houses in India serving 2L+ clients through business partners and employees.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchMumbai, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500974 contacts →

Exact match

“Arihant Capital Markets Limited is a public limited company incorporated in 1992, with a mission to make every Indian financially independent by offering suitable investment…”

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6Exact matchTehran, IranHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000878 contacts →

Exact match

“Mofid Securities is Iran’s largest full-service stock brokerage firm & leading private investment advisory which has been ranked first by the SEO since 2007.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7Exact matchNY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500848 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2005, Seeking Alpha is an industry-leading financial research platform powered by one of the world’s largest investing communities.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8Exact matchMumbai, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,000816 contacts →

Exact match

“Connect and Converse with likeminded people, Contribute and share your thoughts.”

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9Exact matchAlexandria, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500545 contacts →

Exact match

“The Motley Fool’s name comes from William Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It”.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
10Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,000474 contacts →

Exact match

“KBW (Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc, operating in the U.S, and Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, also trading as Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Europe, operating in Europe) is a Stifel…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11Exact matchBangalore, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200429 contacts →

Exact match

“William O’Neil India is part of the O’Neil companies, a family of businesses dedicated to providing industry-leading financial services and information.”

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12Exact matchUnited StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,000378 contacts →

Exact match

“Bernstein is widely recognized as a premier global equity research and brokerage firm, with a trading platform that spans the US, Europe, and Asia.”

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13Exact match新加坡, SingaporeHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200341 contacts →

Exact match

“BDA is an investment advisory firm founded in 1994, initially to serve Morgan Stanley and its clients then our own.”

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14Exact matchNY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500340 contacts →

Exact match

“A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is a full-service, national investment firm and SEC registered broker-dealer since 1980.”

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15Exact matchMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200306 contacts →

Exact match

“BCA Research is a leading global provider of independent investment research.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
16Exact matchNew York, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500295 contacts →

Exact match

“ISI, founded in 1991, strives to be the Street’s best investment research resource for our clients' money management performance.”

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17Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500292 contacts →

Exact match

“Since Wolfe Research, LLC’s founding in 2008, our mission has been to deliver best-in-class research and service-providing timely, rigorous, and unconflicted insights from the…”

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18Exact matchNewport Beach, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500273 contacts →

Exact match

“ROTH Capital Partners is a relationship-driven investment bank focused on serving growth companies and their investors.”

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19Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200271 contacts →

Exact match

“Aurel BGC is a French investment company created from the merger of ETC Pollak and Aurel on October 1, 2008.”

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20Exact matchMumbai, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500268 contacts →

Exact match

“PhillipCapital India Pvt.”

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21Exact matchIndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200264 contacts →

Exact match

“CD Equisearch is one of the leading brokerage houses with a strong presence in the institutional and HNI broking segment With over 30 years of experience, you could be sure of the…”

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22Exact matchSao Paulo, BrazilHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500221 contacts →

Exact match

“Acreditamos em 3 pilares de negócio para oferecer a melhor experiência para nossos clientes: Informação, Curadoria e Atendimento.”

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23Exact matchMumbai, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200212 contacts →

Exact match

“Where rich legacy and modern approach come together.”

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24Exact matchIndore, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500212 contacts →

Exact match

“Epic Research is a leading financial services provider with presence in Indian and other global capital markets.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
25Exact matchLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500209 contacts →

Exact match

“At Investor's Business Daily, our mission is to help our subscribers make more money in the stock market.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

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Equity research firms worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
31.0%Verified-email coverage
25.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
5.1%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,076
11-50
480
51-200
163
201-500
67
501-1,000
17
1,001-5,000
7
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
2

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for equity research firms are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “equity research firms” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 14,582 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Equity research firms by location

9 lists · largest first

Every Equity research firms list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “equity research firms”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many equity research firms are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 1,819 company matches for equity research firms worldwide as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Morningstar tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most equity research firms?

India leads with 429 companies, followed by the United States (385) and the United Kingdom (86). Every equity research firms list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most equity research firms?

New York leads with 92 company records, followed by Mumbai (65) and London (61).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 14,582 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 1,819 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.