# Analyst rating

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- Modified: 2023-07-25T20:48:03+00:00
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## Definition

Recommendations made by analysts, especially at banks, for or against the purchase of a financial product. Depending on the size of the institution or the reputation of the analyst, these ratings can have a major influence on the price of the financial product (especially listed shares). In this context, certain English-language formulations of one or two words are commonly used worldwide, especially: Strong Buy = unconditional buy recommendation; Buy = buy recommendation; Hold = hold; Sell = sell recommendation; Strong Sell = unconditional sell recommendation, Accumulate = buy again (if the price falls). - See acataphasia, analyst influence, stock market language, financial analysis regulation, financial language, rating agencies. - Cf. BaFin Annual Report 2012, p. 164 f. (BaFin supervises analyst activities; continued trend toward purchasing analyst services rather than providing them oneself). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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