Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> May 23, 2005
JOSEPH D. HOVORKA is Senior Vice President-Equity Research at Raymond
James & Associates. Mr. Hovorka joined Raymond James in June 2000 as a
Senior Analyst covering the leisure and entertainment area. He focuses
on cruise lines, leisure products and services, and motorsports. Before
joining Raymond James, he worked for four years at A.G. Edwards, where
he was an Associate Vice President and Senior Analyst covering leisure
services. Prior to that, he worked as a research assistant at Roulston &
Company in Cleveland. Mr. Hovorka was twice ranked among the top 10
analysts covering the leisure sector in the Reuters Survey. He has also
been a ranked analyst in Institutional Investor's All-American voting.
In 2003, he was named to The Wall Street Journal Best on the Street team
for leisure stocks. He graduated with honors from Cleveland State
University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business
Administration. Profile
Mr. Hovorka: I cover recreational products and services. That includes
the cruise lines; the motor sports companies or NASCAR
