Equity Research
Capital ideas from the industry’s brightest minds.
Our award-winning equity research analysts deliver superior investment ideas and value-added perspective for nearly 650 companies, across seven growth-oriented sectors: consumer; energy and sustainability; financial services and technology; industrials; global services; healthcare; and technology, media, and communications. William Blair’s research universe is well-diversified geographically and ranges in market capitalization with an emphasis on small- and mid-cap stocks.
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~650
companies under
research coverage -
75%+
of coverage dedicated to small- and mid-cap growth companies
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100+
analysts and research
professionals
As of December 31, 2024
William Blair analysts seek to cover only companies that have above-average growth prospects and above-average quality. They use multiple factors to identify high-quality companies with attractive growth prospects, including the company’s product line, level of service, and management experience.
Our clients include:
- Mutual Funds
- Investment Advisory Firms
- Banks
- Pension Funds
- Insurance Companies
- Money Managers Across North America, Europe, and Asia
Through exhaustive fundamental research and unique insight derived from independent thinking, our award-winning analysts work tirelessly to identify companies that can deliver superior investment returns for our clients.
Recent News
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William Blair Thinking Podcast
Navigating the current market environment demands the right informational resource. That is why we launched the William Blair Thinking Podcast, which aims to provide in-depth expertise on today's financial and economic landscape.
What's different about this platform?
It's our most timely and best ideas—the ethos, if you will, of our firm's intellectual capital. All in 20 minutes. -
William Blair Shines in 2024 Coalition Greenwich Study with 12 No. 1 Rankings
William Blair, the premier global partnership with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management, is thrilled to announce its performance in the annual Coalition Greenwich Voice of the Client – 2024 North American Equity Investors Study.
2025 Growth Stock Conference
William Blair & Company, the premier global partnership with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management, will host its 45th Annual Growth Stock Conference June 3-5 in Chicago.
The event, to be held at Loews Chicago Hotel, has grown to become the industry’s premier generalist conference for growth investors. This must-attend forum provides an opportunity to exchange ideas with investors and top company leaders across the universe of William Blair’s research.
In 2024, more than 770 investors from around the world participated in the event, representing over 330 institutional investment firms. This year’s Growth Stock Conference features:
- Access to more than 250 participating companies
- Presenters from the highest management ranks (75% hold the chairman, CEO, president, or chief operating officer role)
- Multiple industry sectors represented across the market-cap spectrum
- One-on-one meetings between investors and company management
Featured Insights
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Monthly Macro with Richard de Chazal—March 2025
William Blair macro analyst Richard de Chazal discusses the juxtaposition between weak consumer sentiment and solid economic data, exploring whether a recession is imminent and the implications of shifting inflation regimes, fiscal policy dominance, and ongoing tariff uncertainty.
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Navigating the Boom: Technological Advancements and Scaling AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems create and leverage vast amounts of data for practitioners, consumers, and investors. In our second installment of confronting GenAI’s most pressing questions, we explore AI's technological advancements and the potential ways experts are scaling them.
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Economics Weekly: Debt, Tariffs, and Tax Cuts
In this Economics Weekly, we again examine the tariff question, but home in on how it relates to the market’s next major hurdle, which is extending the 2017 tax cuts, and the ultimate goal of all these changes, which is to bring down debt and restore confidence in U.S. public finances.
Corporate Access
Our non-deal roadshows, conferences, and investor field trips facilitate the exchange of ideas and build relationships between senior corporate management and key decision makers with leading institutional investors.
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