David Swartz

David Swartz is a senior equity analyst for Morningstar.

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We expect to reduce our fair value estimate on the wide-moat brand because of COVID-19, but we believe it will come through the crisis better than most peers.

We do not expect to change our fair value estimate for the no-moat firm.

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David Swartz is a senior equity analyst, consumer research, for Morningstar. He covers department stores, specialty retailers, and manufacturers and retailers of apparel, footwear, and accessories, such as Nike, Lululemon, Tapestry, and Ulta Beauty.

Before joining Morningstar in 2018, Swartz worked as a money manager and equity analyst for a family office in the Seattle area. Before that, he worked for a financial software firm and as an analyst and fund manager for three equity hedge funds in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Swartz holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s degree in economics from Yale University. He also holds a certificate in finance (investment management specialization) from UC Berkeley Extension.

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