Is Argus Research a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 64.4% of Argus Research's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +13.9% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +3.1% vs its sector, across 1068 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.

64.4%profitable calls

+13.9%avg gain / call

+3.1%vs sector

1068scored calls

In which sectors is Argus Research reliable?

Sector

Calls

% profitable

Avg gain 2015+

Avg gain 2020+

Last 12 months

▸ Tech

139

68.3%

+30.2%

+37.5%

+21.4% (32)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
NOW	▲ Buy	Oct 7, 26	Oct 7, 27	$137.87	🎯$170	$138.61	+23%	+1% so far
ACN	▲ Buy	Oct 2, 26	Oct 2, 27	$198.9	🎯$260	$213.56	+31%	+7% so far
JBL	▲ Buy	Oct 1, 26	Oct 1, 27	$299.79	🎯$475	$317.86	+58%	+6% so far
ORCL	▲ Buy	Sep 14, 26	Sep 14, 27	$144.79	🎯$225	$143.2	+55%	-1% so far
HPE	▲ Buy	Sep 4, 26	Sep 4, 27	$52	🎯$70	$68.81	+35%	+32% so far
PANW	▲ Buy	Sep 3, 26	Sep 3, 27	$331.94	🎯$425	$397.03	+28%	+20% so far
ADSK	▲ Buy	Sep 2, 26	Sep 2, 27	$241.73	🎯$355	$230.43	+47%	-5% so far
CRM	▲ Buy	Aug 31, 26	Aug 31, 27	$257.54	🎯$300	$238.01	+16%	-8% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 139 calls.

▸ Energy

66.7%

+19.9%

+28.3%

+5.4% (4)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
COP	▲ Buy	Aug 19, 26	Aug 19, 27	$130.58	🎯$153	$140.9	+17%	+8% so far
APA	▲ Buy	Aug 19, 26	Aug 19, 27	$43.45	🎯$48	$48.01	+10%	+10% so far
DVN	▲ Buy	Aug 17, 26	Aug 17, 27	$47.83	🎯$45.85	$50.21	-4%	+5% so far
HAL	▲ Buy	Jul 23, 26	Jul 23, 27	$33.36	🎯$40	$32.79	+20%	-2% so far
WMB	▲ Buy	Aug 14, 25	Aug 14, 26	$57.34	🎯$66	$75.12	+15%	+31.2%
BKR	▲ Buy	Oct 25, 24	Oct 25, 25	$37.52	—	$46.52	—	+24.2%
KMI	▲ Buy	Jul 19, 24	Jul 19, 25	$21.85	🎯$24	$27.09	+10%	+24.1%
TRGP	▲ Buy	Jun 26, 24	Jun 26, 25	$127.5	🎯$140	$175.95	+10%	+37.9%

Sample (4 recent finished + 4 in progress) of 33 calls.

▸ Cons. disc.

159

66%

+18.9%

+22.8%

-11.0% (31)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
CCL	▲ Buy	Oct 1, 26	Oct 1, 27	$25.07	🎯$30	$26.73	+20%	+7% so far
WSM	▲ Buy	Sep 2, 26	Sep 2, 27	$221.72	🎯$250	$239.98	+13%	+8% so far
MCD	▲ Buy	Aug 26, 26	Aug 26, 27	$266.93	🎯$310	$235.81	+16%	-12% so far
HD	▲ Buy	Aug 19, 26	Aug 19, 27	$334.49	🎯$400	$293.92	+20%	-12% so far
MGM	▲ Buy	Aug 17, 26	Aug 17, 27	$43.32	🎯$55	$29.4	+27%	-32% so far
YUM	▲ Buy	Aug 17, 26	Aug 17, 27	$144.86	🎯$180	$147.06	+24%	+2% so far
BKNG	▲ Buy	Aug 10, 26	Aug 10, 27	$212.87	🎯$245	$157.51	+15%	-26% so far
EBAY	▲ Buy	Aug 7, 26	Aug 7, 27	$107.71	🎯$133	$116.41	+23%	+8% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 159 calls.

▸ Finance

117

77.8%

+17.0%

+19.0%

-2.2% (24)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
AIG	▲ Buy	Sep 2, 26	Sep 2, 27	$76.13	🎯$90	$77.65	+18%	+2% so far
AJG	▲ Buy	Aug 17, 26	Aug 17, 27	$247.97	🎯$300	$232.9	+21%	-6% so far
XYZ	▲ Buy	Aug 7, 26	Aug 7, 27	$78.98	🎯$103	$76.86	+30%	-3% so far
GPN	▲ Buy	Aug 6, 26	Aug 6, 27	$86.12	🎯$110	$81.88	+28%	-5% so far
KKR	▲ Buy	Aug 4, 26	Aug 4, 27	$105.65	🎯$125	$87.16	+18%	-18% so far
AMP	▲ Buy	Jul 31, 26	Jul 31, 27	$545.84	🎯$590	$493.32	+8%	-10% so far
RJF	▲ Buy	Jul 30, 26	Jul 30, 27	$175.98	🎯$196	$156.76	+11%	-11% so far
BX	▲ Buy	Jul 30, 26	Jul 30, 27	$127.75	🎯$150	$109.98	+17%	-14% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 117 calls.

▸ Materials

65.4%

+15.0%

+16.3%

-0.3% (16)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
IFF	▲ Buy	Oct 7, 26	Oct 7, 27	$84.11	🎯$95	$88.2	+13%	+5% so far
ALB	▲ Buy	Oct 7, 26	Oct 7, 27	$102.75	🎯$135	$97.65	+31%	-5% so far
LIN	▲ Buy	Sep 28, 26	Sep 28, 27	$472.04	🎯$538	$492.11	+14%	+4% so far
IP	▲ Buy	Sep 24, 26	Sep 24, 27	$35.02	🎯$45	$31.81	+28%	-9% so far
CTVA	▲ Buy	Sep 18, 26	Sep 18, 27	$12.08	🎯$91	$13.36	+653%	+11% so far
APD	▲ Buy	Sep 9, 26	Sep 9, 27	$293.65	🎯$329	$288.96	+12%	-2% so far
IFF	▲ Buy	Jun 30, 26	Jun 30, 27	$79.22	🎯$85	$88.2	+7%	+11% so far
DOW	▲ Buy	May 13, 26	May 13, 27	$38.78	—	$28.51	—	-26% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 52 calls.

▸ Industry

167

65.3%

+13.8%

+15.6%

+1.7% (19)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
CTAS	▲ Buy	Sep 29, 26	Sep 29, 27	$197.74	🎯$240	$206.38	+21%	+4% so far
AXON	▲ Buy	Sep 3, 26	Sep 3, 27	$538.15	🎯$600	$413.35	+11%	-23% so far
FTV	▲ Buy	Aug 19, 26	Aug 19, 27	$58.9	🎯$68	$58.07	+15%	-1% so far
BA	▲ Buy	Aug 11, 26	Aug 11, 27	$233.24	🎯$265	$186.49	+14%	-20% so far
SPCX	▲ Buy	Aug 7, 26	Aug 7, 27	$133.11	🎯$160	$156.54	+20%	+18% so far
IEX	▲ Buy	Aug 6, 26	Aug 6, 27	$234.46	🎯$260	$237.19	+11%	+1% so far
URI	▲ Buy	Aug 4, 26	Aug 4, 27	$1162.04	🎯$1250	$1060.58	+8%	-9% so far
CTAS	▲ Buy	Jul 17, 26	Jul 17, 27	$201.8	🎯$230	$206.38	+14%	+2% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 167 calls.

▸ Comm.

52.5%

+12.0%

+10.8%

-4.0% (8)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
WBD	▼ Sell	Sep 29, 26	Sep 29, 27	$30.95	—	$30.95	—	+0% so far
WBD	▲ Buy	Aug 18, 26	Aug 18, 27	$30.95	🎯$31	$30.95	+0%	+0% so far
DIS	▲ Buy	Aug 6, 26	Aug 6, 27	$104.91	🎯$134	$108.58	+28%	+3% so far
T	▲ Buy	Jul 23, 26	Jul 23, 27	$24.13	🎯$30	$22.85	+24%	-5% so far
GOOGL	▲ Buy	Feb 6, 26	Feb 6, 27	$324.32	🎯$385	$353.78	+19%	+9% so far
NFLX	▲ Buy	Jan 22, 26	Jan 22, 27	$83.54	🎯$110	$70.46	+32%	-16% so far
TMUS	▲ Buy	Dec 9, 25	Dec 9, 26	$201.35	🎯$245	$153.73	+22%	-24% so far
WBD	▲ Buy	Oct 28, 25	Oct 28, 26	$30.95	🎯$27	$30.95	-13%	+0% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 40 calls.

▸ Health

147

61.2%

+8.5%

+9.5%

+12.0% (22)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
REGN	▲ Buy	Oct 1, 26	Oct 1, 27	$734.81	🎯$850	$753.12	+16%	+2% so far
VTRS	▲ Buy	Sep 8, 26	Sep 8, 27	$16.61	🎯$20	$17.25	+20%	+4% so far
MRNA	▲ Buy	Aug 28, 26	Aug 28, 27	$137.99	🎯$180	$216.25	+30%	+57% so far
MRK	▲ Buy	Aug 25, 26	Aug 25, 27	$156.45	🎯$170	$141.98	+9%	-9% so far
CVS	▲ Buy	Aug 19, 26	Aug 19, 27	$93.65	🎯$114	$87.55	+22%	-7% so far
AMGN	▲ Buy	Aug 19, 26	Aug 19, 27	$442.36	🎯$460	$412.84	+4%	-7% so far
MRK	▲ Buy	Aug 11, 26	Aug 11, 27	$130.42	🎯$145	$141.98	+11%	+9% so far
CNC	▲ Buy	Aug 11, 26	Aug 11, 27	$64.88	🎯$80	$68.86	+23%	+6% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 147 calls.

▸ Real estate

59.3%

+6.0%

+5.8%

+2.5% (3)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
DLR	▲ Buy	Aug 5, 26	Aug 5, 27	$192.56	🎯$212	$178.14	+10%	-7% so far
PLD	▲ Buy	Jan 22, 26	Jan 22, 27	$126.67	🎯$135	$133.55	+7%	+5% so far
KIM	▲ Buy	Dec 1, 25	Dec 1, 26	$20.49	🎯$27	$22.45	+32%	+10% so far
SPG	▲ Buy	Sep 5, 25	Sep 5, 26	$182.25	🎯$185	$211.41	+2%	+16.3%
VTR	▲ Buy	Aug 26, 25	Aug 26, 26	$67.87	🎯$75	$92.98	+11%	+36.9%
DOC	▲ Buy	Apr 29, 25	Apr 29, 26	$17.84	🎯$25	$16.23	+40%	-9.4%
PLD	▲ Buy	Jul 23, 24	Jul 23, 25	$123.08	🎯$135	$109.54	+10%	-10.8%
SPG	▲ Buy	Jun 11, 24	Jun 11, 25	$150.78	🎯$168	$159.83	+11%	+5.9%

Sample (5 recent finished + 3 in progress) of 54 calls.

▸ Cons. staples

50.6%

-0.8%

-1.7%

+11.4% (8)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
COST	▲ Buy	Sep 28, 26	Sep 28, 27	$922.92	🎯$1230	$954.63	+33%	+3% so far
KDP	▲ Buy	Sep 15, 26	Sep 15, 27	$31.8	🎯$36	$32.66	+13%	+3% so far
DG	▲ Buy	Sep 4, 26	Sep 4, 27	$133.21	🎯$170	$125	+28%	-6% so far
KO	▲ Buy	Jul 30, 26	Jul 30, 27	$87.59	🎯$97	$90.11	+11%	+3% so far
CHD	▲ Buy	Dec 4, 25	Dec 4, 26	$83.95	🎯$102	$100.13	+22%	+19% so far
TGT	▲ Buy	Dec 1, 25	Dec 1, 26	$91.36	🎯$125	$151.99	+37%	+66% so far
KMB	▲ Buy	Nov 13, 25	Nov 13, 26	$104.02	🎯$120	$98.29	+15%	-6% so far
EL	▲ Buy	Nov 11, 25	Nov 11, 26	$92.01	🎯$105	$99.73	+14%	+8% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 87 calls.

▸ Utilities

62.5%

+0.6%

-4.1%

-1.4% (12)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
ATO	▲ Buy	Oct 6, 26	Oct 6, 27	$159.74	🎯$185	$163.47	+16%	+2% so far
EXC	▲ Buy	Sep 22, 26	Sep 22, 27	$41.8	🎯$49	$42.34	+17%	+1% so far
CMS	▲ Buy	Aug 26, 26	Aug 26, 27	$69.23	🎯$80	$66.3	+16%	-4% so far
CEG	▲ Buy	Aug 11, 26	Aug 11, 27	$278.36	🎯$325	$295.79	+17%	+6% so far
ATO	▲ Buy	Jul 2, 26	Jul 2, 27	$176.87	🎯$185	$163.47	+5%	-8% so far
PNW	▲ Buy	Apr 14, 26	Apr 14, 27	$102.8	🎯$106	$101.58	+3%	-1% so far
ETR	▲ Buy	Apr 6, 26	Apr 6, 27	$113.87	🎯$118	$104.99	+4%	-8% so far
AEE	▲ Buy	Mar 23, 26	Mar 23, 27	$107.69	🎯$115	$104.32	+7%	-3% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 72 calls.

The 25 stocks Argus Research performed best on

Stock

Calls

% profitable

Avg gain 2015+

Avg gain 2020+

Last 12 months

▸ TSLA Tesla, Inc.

71.4%

+186.2%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
TSLA	▲ Buy	Jul 26, 24	Jul 26, 25	$232.1	🎯$286	$324.94	+23%	+40.3%
TSLA	▲ Buy	Jul 22, 22	Jul 22, 23	$272.24	🎯$1123	$269.52	+313%	-1.2%
TSLA	▲ Buy	Dec 28, 21	Dec 28, 22	$362.82	🎯$1313	$112.47	+262%	-68.9%
TSLA	▲ Buy	Aug 31, 20	Aug 31, 21	$158.35	🎯$566	$245.44	+257%	+54.5%
TSLA	▲ Buy	Jul 24, 20	Jul 24, 21	$102.64	🎯$1888	$219.65	+1739%	+113.6%
TSLA	▲ Buy	Feb 3, 20	Feb 2, 21	$52	🎯$808	$290.68	+1454%	+459.5%
TSLA	▲ Buy	Jan 7, 20	Jan 6, 21	$31.27	🎯$556	$252.04	+1678%	+705.9%

▸ LRCX Lam Research

25%

+32.6%

+86.2%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
LRCX	▲ Buy	Aug 1, 25	Aug 1, 26	$98.41	🎯$120	$294.25	+22%	+199.4%
LRCX	▲ Buy	Apr 15, 21	Apr 15, 22	$64.37	🎯$725	$46.99	+1026%	-26.9%
LRCX	▲ Buy	Oct 19, 17	Oct 19, 18	$20.53	🎯$225	$14.37	+996%	-29.7%
LRCX	▲ Buy	Sep 12, 17	Sep 12, 18	$17.17	🎯$196	$15.11	+1042%	-12.4%

▸ NVDA Nvidia

100%

+86.4%

+75.3%

+26.5% (1)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
NVDA	▲ Buy	Nov 20, 25	Nov 20, 26	$180.64	🎯$220	$228.52	+22%	+27% so far
NVDA	▲ Buy	Jun 11, 24	Jun 11, 25	$125.2	🎯$150	$145.23	+20%	+15.8%
NVDA	▲ Buy	May 23, 24	May 23, 25	$106.47	🎯$1100	$135.22	+933%	+27.3%
NVDA	▲ Buy	Mar 20, 24	Mar 20, 25	$91.43	🎯$950	$117.94	+939%	+28.7%
NVDA	▲ Buy	Feb 22, 24	Feb 21, 25	$78.82	🎯$850	$130.05	+978%	+65.3%
NVDA	▲ Buy	Aug 24, 23	Aug 23, 24	$46.02	🎯$600	$126.56	+1204%	+174.8%
NVDA	▲ Buy	Feb 18, 20	Feb 17, 21	$7.41	🎯$340	$14.89	+4488%	+101.1%
NVDA	▲ Buy	Jan 13, 20	Jan 12, 21	$6.3	🎯$300	$13.48	+4662%	+114.1%

▸ AMD Advanced Micro Devices

75%

+56.5%

+73.4%

+25.3% (1)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
AMD	▲ Buy	Aug 6, 26	Aug 6, 27	$483.36	🎯$625	$605.53	+29%	+25% so far
AMD	▲ Buy	Feb 6, 25	Feb 6, 26	$110.16	🎯$160	$208.2	+45%	+89.2%
AMD	▲ Buy	Apr 30, 20	Apr 30, 21	$49.88	🎯$66	$78.31	+32%	+57.5%
AMD	▲ Buy	Sep 14, 18	Sep 14, 19	$32.72	🎯$40	$30.76	+22%	-5.8%
AMD	▲ Buy	Feb 1, 18	Feb 1, 19	$13.25	—	$24.51	—	+85%

▸ OKE Oneok

100%

+73.1%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
OKE	▲ Buy	Aug 24, 17	Aug 24, 18	$53.47	🎯$59	$67.37	+10%	+26.2%
OKE	▲ Buy	Jun 21, 17	Jun 21, 18	$47.41	—	$68.74	—	+45.1%
OKE	▲ Buy	Jan 11, 16	Jan 10, 17	$22.61	—	$56.07	—	+148%
OKE	▲ Buy	Jan 14, 13	Jan 14, 14	$39.48	—	$56.46	—	+43%

▸ CFG Citizens Financial Group

75%

+42.7%

+68.8%

+1.2% (1)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
CFG	▲ Buy	Jan 23, 26	Jan 23, 27	$62.52	🎯$72	$63.3	+15%	+1% so far
CFG	▲ Buy	Apr 24, 24	Apr 24, 25	$35	🎯$39	$37.1	+11%	+5.9%
CFG	▲ Buy	Jul 20, 20	Jul 20, 21	$25.55	🎯$34	$43.95	+33%	+72.2%
CFG	▲ Buy	Apr 21, 20	Apr 21, 21	$19.29	🎯$30	$43.98	+56%	+128.3%
CFG	▲ Buy	Jul 29, 19	Jul 28, 20	$37.53	🎯$43	$24.02	+15%	-35.6%

▸ VTR Ventas

66.7%

+38.5%

+66.6%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
VTR	▲ Buy	Aug 26, 25	Aug 26, 26	$67.87	🎯$75	$92.98	+11%	+36.9%
VTR	▲ Buy	May 13, 20	May 13, 21	$27.83	🎯$35	$54.55	+26%	+96.3%
VTR	▲ Buy	Nov 19, 19	Nov 18, 20	$58.65	—	$48.09	—	-17.8%

▸ AAPL Apple Inc.

100%

+61.4%

+18.7% (2)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
AAPL	▲ Buy	Jul 30, 26	Jul 30, 27	$308.91	🎯$375	$341.27	+21%	+10% so far
AAPL	▲ Buy	Oct 31, 25	Oct 31, 26	$269.05	🎯$325	$341.27	+21%	+27% so far
AAPL	▲ Buy	Aug 31, 20	Aug 31, 21	$134.18	🎯$150	$152.97	+12%	+13.7%
AAPL	▲ Buy	Apr 1, 20	Apr 1, 21	$60.23	🎯$350	$122.87	+481%	+104.2%
AAPL	▲ Buy	Jan 10, 20	Jan 9, 21	$77.58	🎯$350	$128.78	+351%	+66.3%

▸ TPR Tapestry, Inc.

75%

+61.3%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
TPR	▲ Buy	Jun 17, 25	Jun 17, 26	$84.24	🎯$92	$143.21	+9%	+70.4%
TPR	▲ Buy	Mar 19, 25	Mar 19, 26	$73.5	🎯$78	$142.59	+6%	+94.3%
TPR	▲ Buy	Jun 18, 24	Jun 18, 25	$41.01	🎯$52	$84.07	+27%	+105.4%
TPR	▲ Buy	Nov 19, 21	Nov 19, 22	$45.99	🎯$54	$34.49	+17%	-24.8%

▸ EXPE Expedia Group

25%

-3.3%

+60.8%

+4.1% (2)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
EXPE	▲ Buy	Jul 7, 26	Jul 7, 27	$260.31	🎯$315	$273.44	+21%	+5% so far
EXPE	▲ Buy	Nov 10, 25	Nov 10, 26	$265.32	🎯$300	$273.44	+13%	+3% so far
EXPE	▲ Buy	Jan 10, 25	Jan 10, 26	$181.3	🎯$220	$291.89	+21%	+60.8%
EXPE	▲ Buy	Jul 31, 19	Jul 30, 20	$132.74	🎯$160	$84.95	+21%	-36%
EXPE	▲ Buy	Mar 1, 19	Feb 29, 20	$125.27	—	$96.46	—	-22.8%
EXPE	▲ Buy	Jul 5, 17	Jul 5, 18	$148.66	🎯$178	$126.36	+20%	-15.2%

▸ VLO Valero Energy

75%

+44.1%

+60.0%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
VLO	▲ Buy	Oct 26, 21	Oct 26, 22	$78.67	🎯$93	$128.23	+18%	+63.1%
VLO	▲ Buy	May 3, 21	May 3, 22	$78.16	🎯$83	$128.18	+6%	+64.1%
VLO	▲ Buy	Apr 15, 20	Apr 15, 21	$46.7	🎯$61	$71.45	+31%	+52.9%
VLO	▲ Buy	Dec 16, 15	Dec 15, 16	$70.2	—	$67.39	—	-3.6%

▸ ANET Arista Networks

100%

+72.1%

+59.0%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
ANET	▲ Buy	Aug 2, 23	Aug 1, 24	$44.44	🎯$225	$79.99	+406%	+79.7%
ANET	▲ Buy	May 2, 23	May 1, 24	$33.74	🎯$195	$63.77	+478%	+89.1%
ANET	▲ Buy	Aug 4, 21	Aug 4, 22	$23.88	🎯$440	$30.81	+1743%	+28.8%
ANET	▲ Buy	Feb 18, 20	Feb 17, 21	$14.11	🎯$265	$19.47	+1778%	+38.3%
ANET	▲ Buy	Oct 25, 16	Oct 25, 17	$5.27	—	$11.86	—	+124.9%

▸ HWM Howmet Aerospace

100%

+57.0%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
HWM	▲ Buy	May 6, 24	May 6, 25	$79.83	🎯$90	$157.27	+13%	+96.8%
HWM	▲ Buy	Feb 21, 23	Feb 21, 24	$42.09	🎯$49	$63.56	+16%	+50.9%
HWM	▲ Buy	Jun 7, 22	Jun 7, 23	$37.43	🎯$41	$46.04	+10%	+23.4%

▸ BA Boeing

66.7%

+15.2%

+54.6%

-20.0% (1)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
BA	▲ Buy	Aug 11, 26	Aug 11, 27	$233.24	🎯$265	$186.49	+14%	-20% so far
BA	▲ Buy	Mar 27, 20	Mar 27, 21	$162	🎯$220	$251.1	+36%	+54.6%
BA	▲ Buy	Mar 7, 19	Mar 6, 20	$422.54	🎯$460	$228.17	+9%	-46.2%
BA	▲ Buy	Apr 28, 16	Apr 28, 17	$134.8	—	$184.68	—	+37.1%
BA	▲ Buy	May 21, 12	May 21, 13	$71.78	—	$99.06	—	+37.6%

▸ SWKS Skyworks Solutions

66.7%

+37.2%

+54.5%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
SWKS	▲ Buy	May 10, 23	May 9, 24	$96.91	🎯$140	$92.06	+44%	-4.9%
SWKS	▲ Buy	Mar 12, 20	Mar 12, 21	$80.55	🎯$112	$172.38	+39%	+113.9%
SWKS	▲ Buy	Jul 6, 17	Jul 6, 18	$97.79	🎯$120	$99.75	+23%	+2.4%

▸ RCL Royal Caribbean Group

85.7%

+50.0%

+51.5%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
RCL	▲ Buy	Jan 29, 25	Jan 29, 26	$269.09	🎯$305	$347.13	+13%	+28.6%
RCL	▲ Buy	May 29, 24	May 29, 25	$147.49	🎯$172	$256.63	+17%	+74.2%
RCL	▲ Buy	Dec 21, 23	Dec 20, 24	$128.21	🎯$142	$238.47	+11%	+85.5%
RCL	▲ Buy	May 31, 23	May 30, 24	$80.97	🎯$92	$147.37	+14%	+82.2%
RCL	▲ Buy	May 16, 23	May 15, 24	$76.46	🎯$88	$140.69	+15%	+83.9%
RCL	▲ Buy	Jan 9, 20	Jan 8, 21	$133.92	🎯$160	$72.32	+19%	-45.5%
RCL	▲ Buy	Jan 30, 17	Jan 30, 18	$94.4	🎯$116	$133.1	+23%	+41.2%
RCL	▲ Buy	Nov 14, 12	Nov 14, 13	$33.72	—	$43.84	—	+29.8%

▸ LULU Lululemon Athletica

100%

+47.2%

+50.5%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
LULU	▲ Buy	Jan 11, 23	Jan 11, 24	$311.96	🎯$350	$486.66	+12%	+55.6%
LULU	▲ Buy	Sep 14, 20	Sep 14, 21	$313.82	🎯$380	$420.52	+21%	+34%
LULU	▲ Buy	Mar 30, 20	Mar 30, 21	$189.55	🎯$250	$307.07	+32%	+61.8%
LULU	▲ Buy	Aug 16, 18	Aug 16, 19	$129.47	—	$177.37	—	+37.4%

▸ NUE Nucor

50%

+29.0%

+49.3%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
NUE	▲ Buy	Apr 25, 22	Apr 25, 23	$158.56	🎯$190	$147.46	+20%	-6.7%
NUE	▲ Buy	Mar 19, 21	Mar 19, 22	$69.55	🎯$85	$142.58	+22%	+105.3%
NUE	▲ Buy	Dec 12, 16	Dec 12, 17	$63.43	🎯$75	$62.16	+18%	-2.5%
NUE	▲ Buy	Jun 24, 16	Jun 24, 17	$47.87	—	$57.44	—	+19.9%

▸ ALB Albemarle Corporation

66.7%

+24.7%

+48.5%

-28.7% (2)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
ALB	▲ Buy	Oct 7, 26	Oct 7, 27	$102.75	🎯$135	$97.65	+31%	-5% so far
ALB	▲ Buy	May 11, 26	May 11, 27	$205.52	🎯$230	$97.65	+12%	-52% so far
ALB	▲ Buy	Feb 22, 21	Feb 22, 22	$154.62	🎯$177	$182.45	+14%	+17.7%
ALB	▲ Buy	Feb 25, 20	Feb 24, 21	$85.65	🎯$104	$153.31	+21%	+79.2%
ALB	▲ Buy	Feb 23, 18	Feb 23, 19	$118.75	🎯$148	$91.44	+25%	-22.9%

▸ PKG Packaging Corporation of America

100%

+39.7%

+48.1%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
PKG	▲ Buy	Mar 19, 20	Mar 19, 21	$88.46	🎯$118	$130.92	+33%	+48.1%
PKG	▲ Buy	Oct 26, 18	Oct 26, 19	$89.34	🎯$105	$112.57	+18%	+25.9%
PKG	▲ Buy	Apr 25, 16	Apr 25, 17	$65.11	—	$94.41	—	+44.9%

▸ MS Morgan Stanley

66.7%

+47.8%

+47.5%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
MS	▲ Buy	Jul 16, 21	Jul 16, 22	$91.25	🎯$105	$78.47	+15%	-13.6%
MS	▲ Buy	Apr 17, 20	Apr 17, 21	$38.36	🎯$48	$80.17	+25%	+108.6%
MS	▲ Buy	Aug 17, 16	Aug 17, 17	$30.37	—	$44.95	—	+48.5%

▸ PH Parker Hannifin

100%

+38.5%

+43.3%

+13.4% (1)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
PH	▲ Buy	Nov 10, 25	Nov 10, 26	$840.63	🎯$900	$953.44	+7%	+13% so far
PH	▲ Buy	Nov 5, 24	Nov 5, 25	$709.46	🎯$710	$837.16	+0%	+17.6%
PH	▲ Buy	May 6, 24	May 6, 25	$550.18	🎯$590	$621.7	+7%	+13.2%
PH	▲ Buy	May 11, 20	May 11, 21	$152.71	🎯$180	$303.89	+18%	+99.1%
PH	▲ Buy	Feb 7, 17	Feb 7, 18	$147.97	🎯$176	$183.48	+19%	+23.9%
PH	▲ Buy	Dec 10, 13	Dec 10, 14	$117.99	—	$126.25	—	+6.9%

▸ PPG PPG Industries

50%

+28.8%

+40.7%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
PPG	▲ Buy	Apr 19, 21	Apr 19, 22	$169	🎯$193	$131.82	+14%	-22.1%
PPG	▲ Buy	Jul 20, 20	Jul 20, 21	$110.16	🎯$135	$159.73	+23%	+45%
PPG	▲ Buy	May 1, 20	May 1, 21	$86.83	🎯$108	$172.79	+24%	+99.3%
PPG	▲ Buy	Jul 5, 17	Jul 5, 18	$110.68	—	$102.93	—	-7.1%

▸ CAH Cardinal Health

60%

+16.8%

+38.2%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
CAH	▲ Buy	Sep 11, 24	Sep 11, 25	$112.39	🎯$125	$151.73	+11%	+35.5%
CAH	▲ Buy	May 15, 24	May 15, 25	$98.7	🎯$115	$153.97	+17%	+56.3%
CAH	▲ Buy	Feb 9, 24	Feb 8, 25	$103.62	—	$127.45	—	+22.8%
CAH	▲ Buy	Jul 16, 18	Jul 16, 19	$50.71	🎯$75	$46.65	+48%	-7.7%
CAH	▲ Buy	Apr 2, 18	Apr 2, 19	$61.01	🎯$85	$46.98	+39%	-22.7%

▸ KEY KeyCorp

50%

+24.6%

+37.2%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
KEY	▲ Buy	Apr 19, 24	Apr 19, 25	$14.64	🎯$16	$13.76	+9%	-5.8%
KEY	▲ Buy	Jul 24, 23	Jul 23, 24	$11.62	🎯$14	$15.8	+20%	+35.9%
KEY	▲ Buy	Apr 20, 20	Apr 20, 21	$10.93	🎯$15	$19.89	+37%	+81.5%
KEY	▲ Buy	Jun 26, 18	Jun 26, 19	$19.8	🎯$24	$17.23	+21%	-13.3%

% profitable = share of its calls that made money (1 year). Avg gain / call = average absolute gain per call (winners and losers). Point-in-time, S&P 500 backtest.

❓ Argus Research: frequently asked questions

Is Argus Research a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 64.4% of Argus Research's targets were profitable, averaging +13.9% per call (+3.1% vs their sector), across 1068 timestamped calls. Verdict: fairly reliable. We judge on real results, not reputation — the call-by-call detail is further up this page.