Is BMO Capital a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 65.4% of BMO Capital's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +15.1% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +3.5% vs its sector, across 1758 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
65.4%profitable calls
+15.1%avg gain / call
+3.5%vs sector
1758scored calls

In which sectors is BMO Capital reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech33870.4%+22.8%+23.5%+19.1% (39)
Industry14471.5%+18.6%+22.3%+4.3% (32)
Comm.10550.5%+17.3%+20.8%+1.2% (9)
Utilities19972.4%+17.0%+17.1%-5.6% (66)
Energy3652.8%+8.6%+14.0%+24.8% (14)
Finance24167.2%+13.3%+12.4%+18.1% (38)
Health19968.3%+14.0%+12.1%+13.2% (17)
Materials13262.9%+14.0%+11.6%+12.2% (26)
Cons. disc.15662.2%+9.1%+8.8%0.0% (16)
Cons. staples11859.3%+9.1%+8.4%-3.2% (11)
Real estate9050%+2.8%+0.8%+2.9% (11)

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%+6.2% (1)
GEV GE Vernova8100%+122.8%+122.8%+25.1% (3)
VST Vistra Corp.1376.9%+111.3%+111.3%-23.4% (4)
DXCM Dexcom5100%+96.7%
AVGO Broadcom875%+46.0%+72.6%+0.8% (1)
CRWD CrowdStrike15100%+68.1%+68.1%+82.4% (5)
BLDR Builders FirstSource475%+66.2%+66.2%
FCX Freeport-McMoRan683.3%+67.2%+63.0%+106.0% (2)
KKR KKR & Co.683.3%+57.0%+61.0%+5.6% (4)
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%
EBAY eBay Inc.757.1%+16.0%+44.5%
STLD Steel Dynamics333.3%-0.3%+43.9%+31.8% (2)
ALB Albemarle Corporation944.4%+26.6%+38.2%+8.0% (1)
MU Micron Technology977.8%+37.0%+37.3%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A)2665.4%+34.5%+34.5%+12.5% (5)
ARES Ares Management6100%+33.7%+33.7%
LLY Lilly (Eli)1656.3%+13.5%+33.2%+20.7% (2)
CVX Chevron Corporation450%+1.2%+33.2%
BKR Baker Hughes475%+32.7%+32.7%+0.9% (2)
IP International Paper366.7%+9.0%+32.4%
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities580%+14.5%+32.3%-5.2% (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, 65.4% of BMO Capital's targets were profitable, averaging +15.1% per call (+3.5% vs their sector), across 1758 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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