THIRD TEAM Shun Maruyama Credit Suisse

It’s three years in a row at No. 3 for Shun Maruyama of Credit Suisse. “His stock picking model, which is based on estimated rating changes of sell-side analysts, is quite unique,” marvels one buy-side enthusiast. Maruyama used that model to predict a junk-stock rally in early October, naming Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. of Tokyo and Aichi-based Toyota Motor Corp. his top picks, in particular noting that “Toyota and its family of companies were the most hated stocks in the Street at the time, due to recall troubles and yen appreciation.” By the end of February, those stocks had bested the broad market by 17.9 and 19.8 percentage points, respectively.

Polling and tabulation of data as well as reporting on the sector profiles were completed before the March 11 Tohoku earthquake.