Investment analysts rank Burlington Northern Santa Fe Co. as having the most effective corporate investor relations program in the United States, according to a new survey by Greenwich Associates.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Co. narrowly beat out three other U.S. companies cited as having top-tier investor relations efforts by the more than 730 investment analysts surveyed by Greenwich Associates in 2007.
“Burlington Northern stands out not only for the market-leading ratings that analysts give its IR effort, but also for the significant improvement the company achieved over the past 12 months,” says Greenwich Associates consultant Bill Bruno. “In 2006, the company did not rank among the top 10 U.S. companies in analyst assessments of IR quality and effectiveness.”