Is HSBC a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 63.9% of HSBC's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +16.1% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +6.5% vs its sector, across 252 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
63.9%profitable calls
+16.1%avg gain / call
+6.5%vs sector
252scored calls

In which sectors is HSBC reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Materials1968.4%+32.0%+48.2%+71.7% (1)
▸ Tech4568.9%+35.9%+37.2%+31.7% (19)
▸ Industry2365.2%+24.9%+31.9%+6.4% (2)
▸ Cons. disc.3871.1%+16.6%+16.3%+11.6% (1)
▸ Finance2676.9%+13.0%+14.4%+2.7% (11)
▸ Comm.1369.2%+8.8%+9.7%+7.5% (4)
▸ Health2951.7%+4.0%+4.0%+1.7% (24)
▸ Cons. staples2853.6%+2.6%+2.6%+1.0% (3)
▸ Energy2454.2%-1.4%-3.4%+17.8% (4)

The 25 stocks HSBC performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ AMD Advanced Micro Devices450%+101.9%+101.9%+153.8% (1)
▸ ALB Albemarle Corporation366.7%+51.6%+90.7%—
▸ MOS Mosaic Company (The)580%+26.2%+59.2%—
▸ NVDA Nvidia988.9%+47.8%+47.8%+15.4% (3)
▸ CRWD CrowdStrike3100%+38.8%+38.8%+143.2% (1)
▸ MS Morgan Stanley3100%+21.4%+30.9%—
▸ AMZN Amazon3100%+27.7%+27.7%—
▸ GS Goldman Sachs580%+13.2%+14.4%—
▸ KO Coca-Cola Company (The)757.1%+9.8%+12.3%—
▸ CCL Carnival Corporation475%+14.1%+11.5%+11.6% (1)
▸ MRNA Moderna333.3%+9.2%+9.2%—
▸ CVX Chevron Corporation580%+9.3%+6.9%+24.6% (2)
▸ T AT&T333.3%-1.4%+4.4%—
▸ CTSH Cognizant366.7%+18.4%+1.7%—
▸ NKE Nike, Inc.5100%+15.8%+1.6%—
▸ BKR Baker Hughes450%-2.4%+0.6%—
▸ STZ Constellation Brands580%-1.9%-5.0%—
▸ HD Home Depot (The)333.3%-6.1%-6.1%—
▸ LYB LyondellBasell366.7%+10.0%-7.7%—
▸ HAL Halliburton633.3%-4.4%-12.3%+20.5% (1)
▸ TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific333.3%-15.7%-15.7%+13.3% (1)
▸ SLB Schlumberger633.3%-13.9%-16.2%—
▸ FTNT Fortinet425%-29.8%-29.8%-20.0% (1)
▸ TSLA Tesla, Inc.50%-64.2%-64.2%—
% 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.

❓ HSBC: frequently asked questions

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

Over 12 months, 63.9% of HSBC's targets were profitable, averaging +16.1% per call (+6.5% vs their sector), across 252 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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