Is HSBC a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 63.9% of HSBC's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +16.2% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +6.8% vs its sector, across 244 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
+16.2%avg gain / call
+6.8%vs sector
244scored calls

In which sectors is HSBC reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Materials1968.4%+32.0%+48.2%+85.9% (1)
Tech4271.4%+38.1%+39.6%+28.4% (19)
Industry2268.2%+27.5%+36.0%-4.6% (3)
Cons. disc.3871.1%+16.6%+16.3%+4.1% (1)
Finance2576%+13.2%+14.6%+12.6% (9)
Comm.1266.7%+6.0%+5.0%+12.0% (5)
Health2850%+3.1%+3.1%+4.4% (18)
Cons. staples2853.6%+2.6%+2.6%+1.4% (1)
Energy2352.2%-2.8%-5.6%+22.7% (4)

The 25 stocks HSBC performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
ALB Albemarle Corporation366.7%+51.6%+90.7%
MOS Mosaic Company (The)580%+26.2%+59.2%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices333.3%+57.7%+57.7%+152.8% (2)
NVDA Nvidia988.9%+47.8%+47.8%+15.1% (3)
CRWD CrowdStrike3100%+38.8%+38.8%+112.2% (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%+4.1% (1)
MRNA Moderna333.3%+9.2%+9.2%
CVX Chevron Corporation580%+9.3%+6.9%+31.0% (1)
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%+30.4% (1)
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific333.3%-15.7%-15.7%+7.8% (1)
SLB Schlumberger633.3%-13.9%-16.2%
FTNT Fortinet425%-29.8%-29.8%-8.7% (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 +16.2% per call (+6.8% vs their sector), across 244 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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