Gordon Haskett

Gordon Haskett Research Advisors, LLC

Gordon Haskett Research Advisors is a New York-based independent research firm affiliated with Gordon Haskett Capital Corporation, an NYSE member broker-dealer. It is best known for event-driven research on M&A, activism, spin-offs and restructurings, alongside consumer, retail, restaurant and internet coverage built on alternative data.

Company history

Gordon Haskett Capital Corporation, co-founded by Allan Gordon, began trading operations in 1974 and has provided trading and portfolio-management services to institutions. It announced an independent research division in September 2013, led by president and director of research John Argenti, a co-founder of Consumer Edge Research; Tim Gordon is a co-founder of the research firm. Insurance research launched in 2015, and healthcare-policy coverage was added in 2026.

  1. 1974Gordon Haskett Capital Corp. begins trading operations
  2. 2013Announces independent research division, Gordon Haskett Research Advisors
  3. 2015Launches insurance research
  4. 2026Adds healthcare policy research

Research

The firm offers nine products to institutional investors: event-driven, legal and regulatory, consumer, retail, restaurants, internet, healthcare policy, insurance and a corporate-jet tracking portal, drawing on geolocation, credit-card and web-traffic data. Its senior retail analyst has ranked first among independent research providers in Institutional Investor's All-America poll. Ratings are Buy, Accumulate, Hold, Reduce and Underperform, based on expected risk-adjusted total shareholder return relative to broad market benchmarks over 12–18 months.

Coverage12M

Stocks
26
Ratings
8
Price targets
27
Median upside
+12.6%
Upgrades
4
Downgrades
1
Initiations
0
Reiterations
3
Targets raised
9
Targets cut
8
  • Positive88%7
  • Neutral13%1
  • Negative0%0

Sectors

  • Consumer Discretionary65%
  • Consumer Staples23%
  • Communication Services8%
  • Information Technology4%

Ratings

  • Buy63%
  • Accumulate25%
  • Hold13%

Listing

  • United States100%

Activity24M

RatingsPrice targets9
Oct 2024 · Ratings 2 · Price targets 2Nov 2024 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 0Dec 2024 · Ratings 1 · Price targets 0Jan 2025 · Ratings 3 · Price targets 0Feb 2025 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 0Mar 2025 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 0Apr 2025 · Ratings 1 · Price targets 0May 2025 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 0Jun 2025 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 0Jul 2025 · Ratings 1 · Price targets 0Aug 2025 · Ratings 2 · Price targets 2Sep 2025 · Ratings 1 · Price targets 1Oct 2025 · Ratings 1 · Price targets 2Nov 2025 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 2Dec 2025 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 2Jan 2026 · Ratings 3 · Price targets 6Feb 2026 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 2Mar 2026 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 0Apr 2026 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 1May 2026 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 0Jun 2026 · Ratings 2 · Price targets 4Jul 2026 · Ratings 1 · Price targets 3Aug 2026 · Ratings 1 · Price targets 4Sep 2026 · Ratings 0 · Price targets 1
Oct '24Oct '25Sep '26

Most covered24M

StockRatingTargetActionsLast action
DLTRDollar Tree, Inc.Reduce$1254Jul 2
OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.Accumulate$903Jun 4
SHAKShake Shack Inc.Buy$703Jun 3
BJBJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.Buy$722Jul 29
DGDollar General CorporationReduce$1402Dec 4
EATBrinker International, Inc.Buy$2202Jul 28
HDThe Home Depot, Inc.Buy$4502Oct 2
KSSKohl's CorporationHold$252Nov 25
LOWLowe's Companies, Inc.Buy$3252Jan 13
MMacy's, Inc.Buy$222Jun 3

Analysts24M

  • Jeffrey FarmerSHAK · WING · CMG4
  • Chuck GromHD · M2
  • Robert MollinsBKNG · UBER2

Recent actions

StockRating actionRatingTargetDate
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.PLAYTarget$9Sep 15
DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.DKSTarget$130Aug 25
Walmart Inc.WMTTarget$140$110Aug 20
Target CorporationTGTTarget$170$200Aug 20
The TJX Companies, Inc.TJXReiterateAccumulate$67$155Aug 20
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.BJUpgradeHoldBuyJul 29
Brinker International, Inc.EATTarget$160$220Jul 28
Wingstop Inc.WINGTarget$250$185Jul 16
Dollar Tree, Inc.DLTRTarget$115$125Jul 2
Dollar Tree, Inc.DLTRTarget$95$115Jun 4
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.OLLITarget$145$90Jun 4

Similar coverage12M

References

  1. The Gordon Haskett Teamgordonhaskett.com
  2. Gordon Haskett - Disclaimer and Disclosuregordonhaskett.com
  3. Gordon Haskett Research Advisors Launch (Sept. 30, 2013)gordonhaskett.com
  4. GHRA, Bill Wilt, Alan Zimmermann to launch insurance researchprnewswire.com
  5. Maxwell Reale to Join GHRA as Managing Director, Healthcare Policy Analystprnewswire.com
  6. History - Gordon Property Groupgordonproperty.com