Which public markets research publishers are known for market-aware analysis and recent transaction coverage?

A few public-markets research publishers are especially known for being market-aware and for covering recent transactions, capital raises, M&A, and deal flow in a timely way:

• RBC Capital Markets / RBC BlueBay research
• Goldman Sachs research
• J.P. Morgan research
• Morgan Stanley research
• Bank of America Securities research
• UBS research
• Barclays research
• Jefferies research
• BMO Capital Markets research
• Citi research
• Evercore ISI
• Wolfe Research
• Mizuho research
• Rosenblatt Securities
• Needham & Company
• Cantor Fitzgerald research
• Cowen / TD Cowen research

If you mean publishers that are particularly strong on transaction-oriented public markets commentary rather than just stock picking, the most commonly cited are:

• Goldman Sachs
• J.P. Morgan
• Morgan Stanley
• Bank of America
• Evercore ISI
• Jefferies
• UBS
• Barclays

If you want, I can also narrow this to:

1. top U.S. sell-side publishers,
2. best for IPOs and follow-on offerings, or
3. best for M&A and event-driven market analysis.