Sanil V. Daptardar

"There should be upside because PC growth was much higher than expected," says Sanil Daptardar, equity analyst at Sentinel Investments, which held 1.2 million shares of Microsoft at the end of June.

"From a valuation and cash-flow perspective, the stock is a good buy," Daptardar says Tuesday.

Sanil V. DaptardarVice President, Equity AnalystSanil joined Sentinel in March 2006.He provides analysis on materials, information technology and telecom services stocks.He began covering these sectors when he joined Bramwell Capital in October 2004.Before this, Sanil was an independent consultant analyzing India's equity markets.

Sanil began his investment career at Merrill Lynch, where he spent four years as a natural resources and technical analyst.Later, he held positions following natural resources and technology sectors at ABSA Securities, and Franklin Street Partners, a private investment management firm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Sanil earned a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Poona and his M.B.A from the University of Bombay.He also holds an M.S. in Management from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Sanil V. Daptardar provides analysis on technology and natural resource stocks to Sentinel Capital Growth and Sentinel Growth Leaders Funds.He was previously an independent consultant analyzing India's equity markets; prior to that, he was a technology analyst for Franklin Street Partners, a private investment management firm in Chapel Hill, NC.Sanil previously held a similar position at ABSA Securities.He began his investment career at Merrill Lynch, where he spent four years as a natural resources and technical analyst.

Sanil earned a BS in Engineering from the University of Poona and his MBA from the University of Bombay.He also holds an MS in Management from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Wendy covers food and restaurant stocks for the Sentinel Capital Growth and Sentinel Growth Leaders Funds.She received her BSFS from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where she concentrated on Diplomacy and International Security.