Is Baird a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 64.2% of Baird's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +16.7% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +2.0% vs its sector, across 1807 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
64.2%profitable calls
+16.7%avg gain / call
+2.0%vs sector
1807scored calls

In which sectors is Baird reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Tech39969.2%+28.3%+29.6%+18.9% (57)
▸ Industry35465%+16.5%+17.5%+0.6% (43)
▸ Cons. staples6071.7%+16.9%+17.0%+8.6% (3)
▸ Utilities11100%+19.3%+16.2%—
▸ Comm.7353.4%+14.7%+15.6%+6.1% (3)
▸ Cons. disc.34762.5%+15.6%+13.8%-4.1% (36)
▸ Finance16070.6%+12.6%+11.8%+3.4% (22)
▸ Health29660.1%+11.7%+8.2%+12.4% (37)
▸ Real estate6555.4%+2.4%-0.3%-7.1% (8)
▸ Materials3444.1%-3.2%-7.3%-11.2% (3)
▸ Energy825%-20.7%-30.5%—

The 25 stocks Baird performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ MU Micron Technology1258.3%+140.7%+228.8%-9.6% (1)
▸ GEV GE Vernova4100%+149.5%+149.5%-12.7% (1)
▸ STX Seagate Technology4100%+128.3%+128.3%+67.3% (1)
▸ AMD Advanced Micro Devices5100%+105.7%+126.0%+43.7% (1)
▸ HWM Howmet Aerospace6100%+88.7%+88.7%—
▸ NVDA Nvidia9100%+88.4%+88.4%+17.3% (3)
▸ WDC Western Digital966.7%+56.0%+77.3%-13.9% (1)
▸ TPR Tapestry, Inc.977.8%+58.1%+69.3%-18.6% (1)
▸ META Meta Platforms5100%+68.6%+68.6%+37.0% (1)
▸ AVGO Broadcom9100%+56.8%+68.4%—
▸ PH Parker Hannifin683.3%+49.7%+60.9%+13.3% (2)
▸ APH Amphenol14100%+59.1%+59.1%—
▸ GNRC Generac450%+61.7%+58.0%+40.3% (1)
▸ AXON Axon Enterprise1080%+54.0%+57.4%—
▸ CRWD CrowdStrike1090%+54.6%+54.6%—
▸ DDOG Datadog366.7%+50.3%+50.3%—
▸ TRMB Trimble Inc.1384.6%+39.6%+47.1%-4.0% (1)
▸ PWR Quanta Services10100%+42.6%+46.6%+25.5% (1)
▸ CVS CVS Health333.3%+8.3%+45.6%+13.8% (2)
▸ HON Honeywell366.7%+38.3%+45.3%—
▸ TER Teradyne1080%+45.1%+41.5%+14.1% (2)
▸ TFC Truist Financial5100%+38.8%+38.8%-1.8% (1)
▸ HBAN Huntington Bancshares3100%+48.7%+38.2%-12.2% (1)
▸ BAC Bank of America4100%+28.4%+37.6%—
▸ EBAY eBay Inc.12100%+32.7%+36.7%+5.0% (1)
% 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.

❓ Baird: frequently asked questions

Is Baird a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 64.2% of Baird's targets were profitable, averaging +16.7% per call (+2.0% vs their sector), across 1807 timestamped calls. Verdict: fairly reliable. We judge on real results, not reputation — the call-by-call detail is further up this page.

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