Is Baird a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 64.5% of Baird's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +17.1% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +2.3% vs its sector, across 1780 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
64.5%profitable calls
+17.1%avg gain / call
+2.3%vs sector
1780scored calls

In which sectors is Baird reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech39269.9%+29.0%+30.5%+14.8% (60)
Industry35165%+16.5%+17.5%+8.3% (42)
Cons. staples6071.7%+16.9%+17.0%+1.7% (3)
Utilities11100%+19.3%+16.2%
Comm.7054.3%+14.9%+15.9%+5.9% (5)
Cons. disc.34163%+16.1%+14.4%-2.7% (39)
Finance15870.9%+12.7%+12.0%+7.1% (21)
Health29259.9%+11.9%+8.3%+10.9% (37)
Real estate6555.4%+2.4%-0.3%+4.8% (8)
Materials3243.8%-1.6%-5.5%-10.8% (5)
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%
GEV GE Vernova4100%+149.5%+149.5%-17.0% (1)
STX Seagate Technology4100%+128.3%+128.3%+89.7% (1)
AMD Advanced Micro Devices5100%+105.7%+126.0%+13.1% (1)
HWM Howmet Aerospace6100%+88.7%+88.7%
NVDA Nvidia9100%+88.4%+88.4%+17.1% (3)
WDC Western Digital966.7%+56.0%+77.3%+4.4% (1)
TPR Tapestry, Inc.977.8%+58.1%+69.3%-13.0% (1)
META Meta Platforms5100%+68.6%+68.6%
AVGO Broadcom9100%+56.8%+68.4%
PH Parker Hannifin683.3%+49.7%+60.9%+20.2% (2)
APH Amphenol13100%+60.4%+60.4%+32.6% (1)
GNRC Generac450%+61.7%+58.0%+29.1% (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%-1.6% (1)
PWR Quanta Services10100%+42.6%+46.6%+13.2% (1)
CVS CVS Health333.3%+8.3%+45.6%+20.8% (2)
HON Honeywell366.7%+38.3%+45.3%
TER Teradyne1080%+45.1%+41.5%+11.6% (2)
TFC Truist Financial5100%+38.8%+38.8%+7.6% (1)
HBAN Huntington Bancshares3100%+48.7%+38.2%-2.9% (1)
BAC Bank of America4100%+28.4%+37.6%
EBAY eBay Inc.11100%+32.9%+37.4%+3.3% (2)
% 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, 64.5% of Baird's targets were profitable, averaging +17.1% per call (+2.3% vs their sector), across 1780 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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