Question

What effect do you think the Barron’s survey on the most respected companies involved? Do you think the companies on the top of the list benefit? How? What do you think about the companies on the bottom of the list?

Answer 1

Barron’s survey has some positive impact on the most respected companies. It raises the reputation of the companies in the public view. This overall improves the investor sentiment, increases brand recognition, and it provides higher level of positive media coverage and thus helps the company establish a strong public identity.

I think the companies on top of the list benefit because they gain reputation and in turn their stock prices tend to be higher in the market. This increases the overall company worth and can help them in various forms of financing options in the future.

The companies in the bottom of the list may not enjoy their position as much as the ones on top. However, the ones at the bottom of Barron’s list still are more reputed than unknown companies. This means even though they may not be as reputed as the likes of Apple and Johnson&Johnson, they are still on Barron’s list. This should provide them some uplift.