Benjamin Swinburne Morgan Stanley

Benjamin Swinburne leaps from runner-up to second place; the Morgan Stanley analyst is also No. 2 in Cable & Satellite. Swinburne has an “uncanny understanding of earning drivers in this glitzy industry,” cheers one backer. The analyst kept a close eye on CBS Corp., which he upgraded to buy in July 2009, at $6.65, making the case that the New York–based television network’s cash flow would improve as its advertising revenue increased. Talk about being right on the money: The stock had skyrocketed 107.8 percent by the end of August 2010, to $13.82.