Is Benchmark a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 60.1% of Benchmark's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +43.5% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +4.5% vs its sector, across 619 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
60.1%profitable calls
+43.5%avg gain / call
+4.5%vs sector
619scored calls

In which sectors is Benchmark reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Tech18265.9%+115.3%+125.0%+50.4% (58)
▸ Cons. staples20100%+39.2%+39.2%—
▸ Crypto1442.9%+25.9%+25.9%+14.2% (6)
▸ Cons. disc.11672.4%+22.0%+21.8%+1.9% (24)
▸ Industry8259.8%+17.5%+17.5%-8.1% (18)
▸ Energy3745.9%+0.8%+0.8%+12.4% (4)
▸ Health1643.8%-0.2%-3.2%+4.3% (4)
▸ Comm.13941%-3.2%-3.3%-18.5% (19)

The 25 stocks Benchmark performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ SNDK Sandisk4100%+3135.8%+3135.8%+357.7% (2)
▸ MRVL Marvell Technology785.7%+157.7%+157.7%+142.7% (4)
▸ COHR Coherent Corp.7100%+133.3%+133.3%—
▸ WDC Western Digital2653.8%+103.8%+120.2%+140.9% (1)
▸ HUT HUT11100%+107.8%+107.8%—
▸ AMD Advanced Micro Devices1580%+98.3%+98.3%+118.0% (5)
▸ HWM Howmet Aerospace6100%+86.6%+86.6%—
▸ AVGO Broadcom988.9%+63.0%+71.1%-2.7% (3)
▸ NVDA Nvidia1994.7%+69.7%+66.9%+18.5% (6)
▸ ADI Analog Devices4100%+63.4%+63.4%+38.8% (2)
▸ STX Seagate Technology616.7%+57.2%+57.2%+178.5% (1)
▸ MSTR Strategy1154.5%+40.9%+40.9%+22.5% (2)
▸ CASY Casey's20100%+39.2%+39.2%—
▸ DASH DoorDash955.6%+38.7%+38.7%-6.0% (5)
▸ EXPE Expedia Group15100%+35.1%+36.3%+6.2% (3)
▸ BLDR Builders FirstSource757.1%+32.2%+32.2%-41.7% (4)
▸ GM General Motors580%+31.2%+31.2%+5.2% (1)
▸ ON ON Semiconductor1457.1%+28.8%+30.5%—
▸ TSLA Tesla, Inc.4100%+29.3%+29.3%—
▸ GDDY GoDaddy1866.7%+28.4%+28.4%+7.7% (4)
▸ TTWO Take-Two Interactive2185.7%+26.8%+27.2%-22.7% (1)
▸ DVN Devon Energy366.7%+26.1%+26.1%—
▸ INTC Intel633.3%+26.1%+26.1%+50.5% (4)
▸ EBAY eBay Inc.2181%+25.5%+24.5%+26.4% (3)
▸ CHRW C.H. Robinson560%+24.3%+24.3%-29.2% (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.

❓ Benchmark: frequently asked questions

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

Over 12 months, 60.1% of Benchmark's targets were profitable, averaging +43.5% per call (+4.5% vs their sector), across 619 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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