Equity research analyst vs risk analyst

The differences between equity research analysts and risk analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an equity research analyst and a risk analyst. Additionally, an equity research analyst has an average salary of $119,540, which is higher than the $81,484 average annual salary of a risk analyst.

The top three skills for an equity research analyst include financial models, macro and securities. The most important skills for a risk analyst are risk management, risk assessments, and powerpoint.

Equity research analyst vs risk analyst overview

	Equity Research Analyst	Risk Analyst
Yearly salary	$119,540	$81,484
Hourly rate	$57.47	$39.17
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	85,974	71,284
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

What does an equity research analyst do?

An equity research analyst is responsible for analyzing stock and securities markets, generating reports and performance projections, and advising clients on the best options for clients' financial portfolios. Equity research analysts should have excellent knowledge of the current stock market trends, especially the availability of the securities to identify investments that would sell in public. They evaluate the clients' needs out of their investment interests and risk appetite. An equity research analyst must be highly-communicative and analytical, especially on responding to clients' inquiries and concerns and informing investment managers on the stock and securities available.

What does a risk analyst do?

As a risk analyst, you will oversee the identification, assessment, and monitoring of risks that your company has been exposed to. You will evaluate financial documents, potential clients, and economic conditions to determine the level of risk in business decisions. You will be responsible for aggregating data from several sources to develop a comprehensive assessment and create reports, processes, and presentations to better present results. You are also expected to work closely with other team members to analyze and show data effectively.

Equity research analyst vs risk analyst salary

Equity research analysts and risk analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Equity Research Analyst	Risk Analyst
Average salary	$119,540	$81,484
Salary range	Between $78,000 And $182,000	Between $59,000 And $112,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Connecticut
Best paying company	Simmons Energy	The Citadel
Best paying industry	Health Care	Manufacturing

Differences between equity research analyst and risk analyst education

There are a few differences between an equity research analyst and a risk analyst in terms of educational background:

	Equity Research Analyst	Risk Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Finance	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Equity research analyst vs risk analyst demographics

Here are the differences between equity research analysts' and risk analysts' demographics:

	Equity Research Analyst	Risk Analyst
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 76.8% Female, 23.2%	Male, 53.4% Female, 46.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 14.1% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 14.1% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between equity research analyst and risk analyst duties and responsibilities

Equity research analyst example responsibilities.

Manage trade executions and broker relationships for all portfolio positions across several banks, prime brokerage accounts and electronic commodities exchanges.
Perform bottom-up fundamental analysis covering U.S. and European equities focuse on value.
Experience in client presentation of investment ideas and are responsible of generating detail PowerPoint slides.
Propose investment recommendations (buy/sell equity securities) base upon a combination of fundamental qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Support activities including industry analysis, company specific competitive analysis, risk assessment, management assessment and valuations like DCF analysis.
Develop analytical tools for the traders to analyse volatility and correlation using VBA and SQL.

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Risk analyst example responsibilities.

Create programs in Java to automate trade execution and ensure market clear downloads are facilitate by the same.
Manage financial derivative models to ensure accurate calculation, structure and pricing.
Manage investigation and reporting of occurrences to applicable regulatory agencies when indicate and facilitate disclosure to patients and families.
Manage litigation through appropriate selection of counsel, developing strategic action plans a while monitoring an active trial calendar.
Manage treasury workstation steering team for automation of core treasury operations for increase reliability of financial reporting and decision making.
Use SAS and SQL to originate and maintain analytic data marts and automate reporting.

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Equity research analyst vs risk analyst skills

Common equity research analyst skills

Financial Models, 14%
Macro, 7%
Securities, 4%
Equity Portfolio, 4%
Equities, 4%
Fundamental Analysis, 3%

Common risk analyst skills

Risk Management, 19%
Risk Assessments, 6%
PowerPoint, 6%
Portfolio, 5%
Data Analysis, 4%
SAS, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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