Kelly Banya

Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.

Kelly Bania is a Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at BMO Capital Markets, specializing in food retail and distribution with coverage across 19 publicly traded companies, including major retailers and food distributors. She has issued over 165 stock ratings, predominantly in the Retail/Wholesale and Consumer Staples sectors, with approximately 36% Buy ratings and 63% Hold ratings, and her coverage includes companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE. Beginning her finance career at Morgan Stanley, Bania later moved to Bank of America’s investment banking division and then spent nine years at a leading U.S. investment dealer before joining BMO in 2013, where she has earned recognition on Institutional Investor-ranked teams. She holds a BA in economics from the University of San Diego with minors in business administration and French, and maintains professional credentials relevant to equity research, with expertise in public finance and sector analysis.