Is Bernstein a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 63.7% of Bernstein's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +13.5% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +2.7% vs its sector, across 526 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
63.7%profitable calls
+13.5%avg gain / call
+2.7%vs sector
526scored calls

In which sectors is Bernstein reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Finance3661.1%+15.2%+36.3%+32.4% (3)
Comm.4967.3%+27.4%+28.3%-1.8% (11)
Tech11364.6%+19.8%+24.9%+70.1% (48)
Energy3363.6%+15.6%+16.8%+15.6% (9)
Industry7071.4%+11.8%+12.3%-1.9% (35)
Health5964.4%+10.0%+6.5%+6.8% (36)
Cons. staples5657.1%+3.6%+1.2%-7.7% (22)
Cons. disc.9156%+2.8%-3.5%-2.4% (21)

The 25 stocks Bernstein performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
NVDA Nvidia9100%+111.9%+115.9%+25.3% (4)
HOOD Robinhood Markets3100%+112.9%+112.9%+32.4% (3)
META Meta Platforms6100%+85.2%+85.2%
MU Micron Technology450%+39.3%+65.0%+102.6% (1)
PYPL PayPal3100%+56.1%+55.7%
SLB Schlumberger3100%+37.9%+55.4%+19.4% (3)
MSTR Strategy560%+52.0%+52.0%-25.2% (1)
CRWD CrowdStrike4100%+48.1%+48.1%
AVGO Broadcom4100%+41.8%+43.1%+2.8% (3)
PANW Palo Alto Networks966.7%+23.5%+39.8%+130.2% (2)
UAL United Airlines Holdings3100%+35.1%+38.3%-15.7% (1)
LHX L3Harris366.7%+23.2%+37.1%-13.4% (1)
UBER Uber475%+32.6%+32.6%-6.9% (2)
TTWO Take-Two Interactive580%+26.0%+32.4%
NOW ServiceNow580%+39.2%+31.4%+40.1% (1)
AMZN Amazon2080%+28.5%+28.5%-4.5% (3)
DAL Delta Air Lines4100%+23.2%+27.6%+18.2% (3)
ISRG Intuitive Surgical3100%+21.0%+27.1%-19.9% (3)
WMT Walmart3100%+23.7%+24.9%-9.0% (4)
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals580%+23.7%+23.7%+23.5% (2)
ORCL Oracle Corporation475%+23.3%+23.3%-29.1% (3)
MSFT Microsoft977.8%+23.1%+23.1%+15.1% (4)
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A)1266.7%+22.9%+22.9%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. (Class C)1163.6%+22.5%+22.5%
TRMB Trimble Inc.450%+20.6%+20.6%+6.8% (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.

❓ Bernstein: frequently asked questions

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

Over 12 months, 63.7% of Bernstein's targets were profitable, averaging +13.5% per call (+2.7% vs their sector), across 526 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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