Is BMO Capital a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 65% of BMO Capital's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +14.9% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +3.4% vs its sector, across 1793 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
65%profitable calls
+14.9%avg gain / call
+3.4%vs sector
1793scored calls

In which sectors is BMO Capital reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Tech34469.8%+22.7%+23.2%+17.1% (42)
▸ Industry14571%+18.3%+21.8%+0.7% (38)
▸ Comm.10650.9%+17.6%+21.2%-7.7% (8)
▸ Energy3956.4%+10.7%+16.8%+23.3% (13)
▸ Utilities20570.2%+16.2%+16.2%-7.0% (64)
▸ Materials13563.7%+14.7%+12.6%+1.0% (25)
▸ Finance25067.2%+13.2%+12.3%+4.9% (36)
▸ Health20068.5%+14.0%+12.2%+9.5% (17)
▸ Cons. disc.15861.4%+8.7%+8.2%+0.6% (20)
▸ Cons. staples11958.8%+8.9%+8.1%-2.2% (11)
▸ Real estate9248.9%+2.2%-0.1%-0.2% (10)

The 25 stocks BMO Capital performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ NVDA Nvidia1687.5%+118.0%+144.3%+6.4% (1)
▸ GEV GE Vernova8100%+122.8%+122.8%+31.6% (3)
▸ VST Vistra Corp.1471.4%+101.3%+101.3%-3.3% (4)
▸ DXCM Dexcom5100%+96.7%——
▸ AVGO Broadcom875%+46.0%+72.6%-1.5% (2)
▸ CRWD CrowdStrike17100%+71.7%+71.7%+63.1% (5)
▸ FCX Freeport-McMoRan785.7%+72.5%+69.9%+75.6% (1)
▸ BLDR Builders FirstSource475%+66.2%+66.2%—
▸ DE Deere & Company8100%+35.0%+60.4%—
▸ DIS Walt Disney Company (The)633.3%+10.0%+53.6%—
▸ DASH DoorDash771.4%+52.2%+52.2%—
▸ MSCI MSCI Inc.6100%+50.0%+51.6%—
▸ KKR KKR & Co.771.4%+44.7%+45.9%-10.5% (3)
▸ EBAY eBay Inc.757.1%+16.0%+44.5%—
▸ STLD Steel Dynamics333.3%-0.3%+43.9%+34.4% (2)
▸ ALB Albemarle Corporation944.4%+26.6%+38.2%-23.9% (2)
▸ MU Micron Technology977.8%+37.0%+37.3%—
▸ GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A)2766.7%+35.0%+35.0%+8.7% (4)
▸ ARES Ares Management6100%+33.7%+33.7%—
▸ LLY Lilly (Eli)1656.3%+13.5%+33.2%+19.7% (2)
▸ CVX Chevron Corporation450%+1.2%+33.2%+4.4% (1)
▸ BKR Baker Hughes475%+32.7%+32.7%-8.3% (2)
▸ IP International Paper366.7%+9.0%+32.4%—
▸ MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities580%+14.5%+32.3%-14.3% (1)
▸ ANET Arista Networks366.7%+31.9%——
% 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.

❓ BMO Capital: frequently asked questions

Is BMO Capital a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 65% of BMO Capital's targets were profitable, averaging +14.9% per call (+3.4% vs their sector), across 1793 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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