NCB's award winning research products are the cornerstone of our business. Our research team comprises 17 members from diverse backgrounds in business and academia, and their disciplines span accountancy, engineering and the sciences, and economics.
Our approach to research is to provide in-depth analysis, presented in a European context, and backed up by sound financial modelling.
Our analysts' views are independent and our information sources are diverse and reliable.
NCB is consistently ranked Number One in Ireland for accuracy of forecasts and reliability of recommendations.
Equity Research
NCB's Equity Research team is co-located in Dublin and London and currently covers 80 stocks in 10 sectors.
Our research is based on the independent views of our analysts and our information is derived from published material as well as varied and reliable sources in the various sectors.
Key sectors covered include:
- Banks and Financials
- Construction and Building Materials
- Pharmaceuticals
- Food & Beverage
- Mining
- Oils
- Airlines
- Telecoms
- Media
- Support Services
Our analysts have won many awards in recent years and continue to set new standards for coverage. Please click here for a list of recent awards.
Our bottom-up research approach is integrated with our award-winning economics, investment strategy, and technical analysis capabilities.
Economics and Strategy
NCB's Economic Research is regarded as the gold standard when it comes to commentary on the Irish economy. The unique aspects of the Irish demographic story were first described by the NCB economics team a decade ago, and were identified as the main driver for economic growth for many years to come. These themes which were first published in "Population & Prosperity; sustaining the boom” continue to explain the remarkable out-performance of the Irish economy. When other commentators questioned the sustainability of economic growth, the NCB view remained, solidly and correctly, to the upside.
Published in 2006, NCB's award winning "20:20 Vision, the Irish Demographic Dividend" charted the superior growth prospects for the Irish economy for the period to 2020. This confident view underpins our forecasts and positive recommendations for the Irish Stock Market.
NCB's Investment Strategy publications cover the spectrum of asset classes from fixed income to equities and property. The team’s proprietary tools for assessing fundamental value are the bedrock for these products and have correctly signalled profitable switched between asset classes, currencies, geographical regions and sectors. Our investment strategy now integrates the bottom-up information and views from ESN's team on 150 equity and credit analysts on the ground across Europe, and this unique resource provides a differentiated investment opinion.
NCB's Technical Analysis is consistently voted Number One by international organizations like Extel. This service covers the main stocks and sectors in the US and UK markets and is published daily. Special bespoke work is also available on request for institutional clients.
