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Research analysts fail to keep pace with swelling investor base
Business Standard
|August 16, 2025
There's only one RA per 73,000 investors now, as against one per 44,000 before pandemic
Research analyst numbers have grown slower than India's base of stock market investors.
The number of registered research analysts (RAs) grew to 1,584 as of June 2025 from 620 in 2018-19. The number of unique investors has grown to 116.2 million from 27.5 million over the same period.
The slower growth of RA registrations has meant that there is only one per 73,000 investors now, compared to one per 44,000 investors before the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) recently released frequently asked questions (FAQs) around RA regulations. A regulated RA essentially brings out reports that can provide the basis for investment, for example, examining the fundamentals of a company to determine whether the shares of the business are worth buying.
This story is from the August 16, 2025 edition of Business Standard.
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