Is Bernstein a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 63.6% of Bernstein's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +17.7% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +3.7% vs its sector, across 555 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
63.6%profitable calls
+17.7%avg gain / call
+3.7%vs sector
555scored calls

In which sectors is Bernstein reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Tech12366.7%+39.5%+49.8%+26.0% (48)
▸ Finance3661.1%+15.2%+36.3%+24.0% (4)
▸ Comm.5261.5%+24.8%+25.2%-5.2% (10)
▸ Materials875%+12.5%+19.8%-3.3% (8)
▸ Energy3363.6%+15.6%+16.8%+14.5% (10)
▸ Industry7371.2%+11.8%+12.4%-5.8% (37)
▸ Health6566.2%+12.1%+9.9%+2.3% (33)
▸ Cons. staples6056.7%+2.7%+0.2%-4.9% (21)
▸ Cons. disc.9355.9%+2.7%-3.6%-8.1% (21)

The 25 stocks Bernstein performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ HOOD Robinhood Markets3100%+112.9%+112.9%+24.0% (4)
▸ NVDA Nvidia10100%+102.8%+105.4%+20.1% (4)
▸ META Meta Platforms6100%+85.2%+85.2%+25.3% (1)
▸ DELL Dell Technologies850%+72.5%+72.5%+19.6% (2)
▸ MU Micron Technology450%+39.3%+65.0%+106.4% (1)
▸ PYPL PayPal3100%+56.1%+55.7%—
▸ SLB Schlumberger3100%+37.9%+55.4%+5.9% (3)
▸ MSTR Strategy560%+52.0%+52.0%+3.2% (2)
▸ CRWD CrowdStrike4100%+48.1%+48.1%—
▸ CNC Centene Corporation366.7%+53.7%+40.4%+43.9% (2)
▸ PANW Palo Alto Networks966.7%+23.5%+39.8%+138.7% (2)
▸ UAL United Airlines Holdings3100%+35.1%+38.3%-22.6% (1)
▸ LHX L3Harris366.7%+23.2%+37.1%-12.2% (2)
▸ DDOG Datadog4100%+35.0%+35.0%+80.8% (2)
▸ UBER Uber475%+32.6%+32.6%-13.8% (2)
▸ TTWO Take-Two Interactive580%+26.0%+32.4%—
▸ NOW ServiceNow580%+39.2%+31.4%+40.3% (1)
▸ AVGO Broadcom5100%+34.8%+31.0%-3.4% (2)
▸ DAL Delta Air Lines5100%+26.4%+30.5%+1.7% (3)
▸ AMZN Amazon2080%+28.5%+28.5%-3.6% (3)
▸ ISRG Intuitive Surgical3100%+21.0%+27.1%-7.9% (3)
▸ WMT Walmart3100%+23.7%+24.9%-0.5% (4)
▸ VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals580%+23.7%+23.7%+9.4% (2)
▸ MSFT Microsoft977.8%+23.1%+23.1%+23.9% (4)
▸ GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A)1266.7%+22.9%+22.9%—
% 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, 63.6% of Bernstein's targets were profitable, averaging +17.7% per call (+3.7% vs their sector), across 555 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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