Is HC Wainwright & Co. a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 46.1% of HC Wainwright & Co.'s targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +22.0% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +5.5% vs its sector, across 128 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: mixed reliability. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.

46.1%profitable calls

+22.0%avg gain / call

+5.5%vs sector

128scored calls

In which sectors is HC Wainwright & Co. reliable?

Sector

Calls

% profitable

Avg gain 2015+

Avg gain 2020+

Last 12 months

▸ Crypto

61.1%

+65.0%

-13.5% (6)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
COIN	▲ Buy	Jul 31, 26	Jul 31, 27	$146.26	🎯$265	$190.72	+81%	+30% so far
COIN	▲ Buy	May 8, 26	May 8, 27	$216.6	🎯$310	$190.72	+43%	-12% so far
COIN	▲ Buy	Feb 11, 26	Feb 11, 27	$141.09	🎯$350	$190.72	+148%	+35% so far
MSTR	▲ Buy	Nov 3, 25	Nov 3, 26	$264.67	🎯$475	$137.4	+79%	-48% so far
COIN	▲ Buy	Oct 31, 25	Oct 31, 26	$343.78	🎯$425	$190.72	+24%	-45% so far
COIN	▲ Buy	Oct 30, 25	Oct 30, 26	$328.51	🎯$425	$190.72	+29%	-42% so far
COIN	▼ Sell	Aug 1, 25	Aug 1, 26	$314.69	🎯$300	$147.9	-5%	+53.5%
COIN	▼ Sell	Jul 10, 25	Jul 10, 26	$388.96	🎯$300	$159.47	-23%	+59.1%

Sample (2 recent finished + 6 in progress) of 18 calls.

▸ Health

56.6%

+7.1%

+8.7%

+19.6% (21)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
INCY	▲ Buy	Aug 20, 26	Aug 20, 27	$127.22	🎯$150	$127.74	+18%	+0% so far
INCY	▲ Buy	Aug 3, 26	Aug 3, 27	$118.43	🎯$150	$127.74	+27%	+8% so far
BIIB	▲ Buy	Jul 30, 26	Jul 30, 27	$202.95	🎯$251	$221.5	+24%	+9% so far
INCY	▲ Buy	Jul 29, 26	Jul 29, 27	$127.1	🎯$150	$127.74	+18%	+1% so far
INCY	▲ Buy	Jul 21, 26	Jul 21, 27	$117.39	🎯$140	$127.74	+19%	+9% so far
INCY	▲ Buy	Jun 29, 26	Jun 29, 27	$114.66	🎯$140	$127.74	+22%	+11% so far
INCY	▲ Buy	Jun 24, 26	Jun 24, 27	$108.46	🎯$140	$127.74	+29%	+18% so far
INCY	▲ Buy	Jun 9, 26	Jun 9, 27	$105.39	🎯$140	$127.74	+33%	+21% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 53 calls.

The 25 stocks HC Wainwright & Co. performed best on

Stock

Calls

% profitable

Avg gain 2015+

Avg gain 2020+

Last 12 months

▸ HUT HUT

50%

+112.6%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
HUT	▲ Buy	Feb 26, 26	Feb 26, 27	$54.82	🎯$80	—	+46%	⏳
HUT	▲ Buy	May 9, 25	May 9, 26	$13.89	🎯$25	$102.23	+80%	+635.7%
HUT	▲ Buy	Mar 4, 25	Mar 4, 26	$14.02	🎯$30	$54.26	+114%	+286.7%
HUT	▲ Buy	Nov 14, 24	Nov 14, 25	$25.26	🎯$35	$37.64	+39%	+49.3%
HUT	▲ Buy	Sep 20, 24	Sep 20, 25	$11.17	🎯$13.5	$37.87	+21%	+239%
HUT	▲ Buy	Aug 14, 24	Aug 14, 25	$10.97	🎯$13.5	$23.8	+23%	+117%
HUT	▼ Sell	Jun 25, 24	Jun 25, 25	$14.62	🎯$7.5	$17.4	-49%	-19.4%
HUT	▼ Sell	May 16, 24	May 16, 25	$9.16	🎯$7.5	$17.13	-18%	-87.4%

Sample (7 recent finished + 1 in progress) of 10 calls.

▸ COIN Coinbase

68.8%

+80.1%

-6.6% (5)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
COIN	▲ Buy	Jul 31, 26	Jul 31, 27	$146.26	🎯$265	$190.72	+81%	+30% so far
COIN	▲ Buy	May 8, 26	May 8, 27	$216.6	🎯$310	$190.72	+43%	-12% so far
COIN	▲ Buy	Feb 11, 26	Feb 11, 27	$141.09	🎯$350	$190.72	+148%	+35% so far
COIN	▲ Buy	Oct 31, 25	Oct 31, 26	$343.78	🎯$425	$190.72	+24%	-45% so far
COIN	▲ Buy	Oct 30, 25	Oct 30, 26	$328.51	🎯$425	$190.72	+29%	-42% so far
COIN	▼ Sell	Aug 1, 25	Aug 1, 26	$314.69	🎯$300	$147.9	-5%	+53.5%
COIN	▼ Sell	Jul 10, 25	Jul 10, 26	$388.96	🎯$300	$159.47	-23%	+59.1%
COIN	▲ Buy	Feb 24, 25	Feb 24, 26	$227.07	🎯$350	$161.22	+54%	-28.6%

Sample (3 recent finished + 5 in progress) of 16 calls.

▸ CLSK CLSK

37.5%

+40.8%

+28.3%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
CLSK	▲ Buy	Nov 26, 25	Nov 26, 26	$13.45	🎯$27	—	+101%	⏳
CLSK	▲ Buy	Feb 7, 25	Feb 7, 26	$11.33	🎯$27	$10.2	+138%	-10.1%
CLSK	▲ Buy	Dec 3, 24	Dec 3, 25	$13.95	🎯$27	$14.51	+94%	+3.9%
CLSK	▲ Buy	Aug 12, 24	Aug 12, 25	$11.08	🎯$27	$9.97	+144%	-10%
CLSK	▲ Buy	Jun 28, 24	Jun 28, 25	$15.95	🎯$27	$11.01	+69%	-30.8%
CLSK	▲ Buy	Jun 18, 24	Jun 18, 25	$19.17	🎯$27	$9.01	+41%	-53%
CLSK	▲ Buy	May 10, 24	May 10, 25	$15.55	🎯$27	$9.64	+74%	-38.1%
CLSK	▲ Buy	Apr 15, 24	Apr 15, 25	$14.69	🎯$27	$7.35	+84%	-50.4%

Sample (7 recent finished + 1 in progress) of 16 calls.

▸ VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals

76.9%

+15.8%

+18.2%

+11.9% (3)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
VRTX	▲ Buy	Mar 10, 26	Mar 10, 27	$499.17	🎯$641	$547.55	+28%	+10% so far
VRTX	▲ Buy	Feb 17, 26	Feb 17, 27	$477.32	🎯$591	$547.55	+24%	+15% so far
VRTX	▲ Buy	Feb 13, 26	Feb 13, 27	$491.47	🎯$518	$547.55	+5%	+11% so far
VRTX	▲ Buy	Aug 5, 25	Aug 5, 26	$374.98	🎯$478	$483.72	+27%	+29.3%
VRTX	▲ Buy	Jun 23, 25	Jun 23, 26	$443.54	🎯$550	$470.15	+24%	+5.6%
VRTX	▲ Buy	Feb 11, 25	Feb 11, 26	$455.22	🎯$550	$459.77	+21%	+1.3%
VRTX	▲ Buy	Jan 31, 25	Jan 31, 26	$461.68	🎯$550	$470.91	+19%	+2.2%
VRTX	▲ Buy	Dec 20, 24	Dec 20, 25	$397.27	🎯$535	$460.83	+35%	+15.9%

Sample (5 recent finished + 3 in progress) of 26 calls.

▸ REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

80%

+13.6%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
REGN	▲ Buy	Nov 5, 21	Nov 5, 22	$611.54	🎯$844	$752.19	+38%	+22.8%
REGN	▲ Buy	Oct 22, 21	Oct 22, 22	$576.2	🎯$842	$737.54	+46%	+27.9%
REGN	▲ Buy	Sep 15, 21	Sep 15, 22	$652	🎯$831	$704.16	+27%	+8.3%
REGN	▲ Buy	Aug 2, 21	Aug 2, 22	$577.13	🎯$741	$577.13	+28%	-0.4%
REGN	▲ Buy	Jun 29, 21	Jun 29, 22	$545.98	🎯$703	$595.12	+29%	+9.5%

▸ BIIB Biogen

27.3%

-4.6%

+16.1% (3)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
BIIB	▲ Buy	Jul 30, 26	Jul 30, 27	$202.95	🎯$251	$221.5	+24%	+9% so far
BIIB	▲ Buy	Apr 2, 26	Apr 2, 27	$177.34	🎯$237	$221.5	+34%	+25% so far
BIIB	▲ Buy	Feb 9, 26	Feb 9, 27	$193.81	🎯$228	$221.5	+18%	+14% so far
BIIB	▲ Buy	Aug 1, 25	Aug 1, 26	$131.95	🎯$194	$201.88	+47%	+53%
BIIB	▲ Buy	Jun 26, 25	Jun 26, 26	$126.92	🎯$187	$215.76	+47%	+70.2%
BIIB	▲ Buy	May 2, 25	May 2, 26	$123.53	🎯$187	$187.77	+51%	+51.6%
BIIB	▲ Buy	Feb 13, 25	Feb 13, 26	$138.45	🎯$241	$196.6	+74%	+41.9%
BIIB	▲ Buy	Oct 31, 24	Oct 31, 25	$173.79	🎯$300	$151.2	+73%	-12.9%

Sample (5 recent finished + 3 in progress) of 22 calls.

▸ MARA MARA

20%

-13.7%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
MARA	▲ Buy	Apr 24, 25	Apr 24, 26	$14.01	🎯$28	$11.63	+100%	-16.9%
MARA	▲ Buy	Feb 27, 25	Feb 27, 26	$13.13	🎯$28	$8.93	+113%	-31.9%
MARA	▲ Buy	Dec 4, 24	Dec 4, 25	$25.96	🎯$28	$12.46	+8%	-52.1%
MARA	▲ Buy	Jun 20, 24	Jun 20, 25	$20.66	🎯$27	$14.26	+31%	-30.7%
MARA	▲ Buy	May 29, 24	May 29, 25	$20.24	🎯$27	$14.57	+33%	-27.8%
MARA	▲ Buy	May 28, 24	May 28, 25	$20.73	🎯$27	$14.93	+30%	-28.3%
MARA	▲ Buy	May 10, 24	May 10, 25	$17.26	🎯$27	$15.88	+56%	-7.6%
MARA	▲ Buy	Mar 19, 24	Mar 19, 25	$19.32	🎯$35	$12.56	+81%	-35.1%

Sample (8 recent finished + 0 in progress) of 15 calls.

▸ RIOT RIOT

25%

-18.8%

-17.4%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
RIOT	▲ Buy	May 6, 26	May 6, 27	$23.7	🎯$25	—	+5%	⏳
RIOT	▲ Buy	Mar 3, 26	Mar 3, 27	$15.29	🎯$23	—	+50%	⏳
RIOT	▲ Buy	Feb 25, 25	Feb 25, 26	$9.32	🎯$17	$17.06	+82%	+83.3%
RIOT	▲ Buy	Oct 31, 24	Oct 31, 25	$9.24	🎯$17	$19.77	+84%	+114.1%
RIOT	▲ Buy	Aug 1, 24	Aug 1, 25	$9.32	🎯$17	$11	+82%	+18.4%
RIOT	▲ Buy	Jul 24, 24	Jul 24, 25	$11.32	🎯$17	$14.72	+50%	+29.8%
RIOT	▲ Buy	May 29, 24	May 29, 25	$10	🎯$17	$8.2	+70%	-18.2%
RIOT	▲ Buy	May 1, 24	May 1, 25	$10.3	🎯$17	$8.34	+65%	-18.5%

Sample (6 recent finished + 2 in progress) of 16 calls.

% 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.

❓ HC Wainwright & Co.: frequently asked questions

Is HC Wainwright & Co. a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 46.1% of HC Wainwright & Co.'s targets were profitable, averaging +22.0% per call (+5.5% vs their sector), across 128 timestamped calls. Verdict: mixed reliability. We judge on real results, not reputation — the call-by-call detail is further up this page.