Is Jefferies a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 63.1% of Jefferies's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +16.5% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +4.6% vs its sector, across 1864 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
63.1%profitable calls
+16.5%avg gain / call
+4.6%vs sector
1864scored calls

In which sectors is Jefferies reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech37565.6%+30.7%+32.9%+20.6% (65)
Industry18673.7%+25.0%+27.7%+10.4% (44)
Comm.10469.2%+22.8%+25.3%+1.0% (7)
Materials10361.2%+20.0%+23.9%+7.2% (14)
Cons. disc.21857.8%+16.1%+17.0%+0.3% (42)
Health22660.6%+10.4%+11.4%+15.6% (29)
Utilities6869.1%+8.4%+10.7%-2.6% (25)
Energy8563.5%+11.3%+10.1%+14.2% (23)
Finance24766.4%+11.2%+9.6%+15.8% (24)
Cons. staples15759.2%+4.4%+4.8%+5.3% (22)
Real estate9041.1%-2.3%-5.1%+11.2% (7)

The 25 stocks Jefferies performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
APP AppLovin6100%+190.8%+190.8%-36.5% (3)
GEV GE Vernova7100%+165.0%+165.0%+19.4% (4)
ALB Albemarle Corporation683.3%+67.7%+153.0%-20.4% (2)
AMAT Applied Materials366.7%+50.2%+122.8%+24.1% (3)
TSLA Tesla, Inc.1546.7%+123.7%+97.2%
CRL Charles River Laboratories1283.3%+31.2%+94.1%+88.3% (1)
NVDA Nvidia1492.9%+89.0%+88.0%+20.9% (4)
NUE Nucor771.4%+24.5%+79.8%+51.5% (1)
META Meta Platforms887.5%+73.8%+73.8%
PH Parker Hannifin475%+54.2%+73.5%+14.0% (3)
TRGP Targa Resources5100%+69.3%+3.2% (2)
OKE Oneok683.3%+39.8%+69.1%+7.6% (2)
TPR Tapestry, Inc.3100%+68.1%+68.1%+3.6% (2)
LITE Lumentum5100%+63.4%+66.5%
PODD Insulet Corporation666.7%+26.2%+66.5%-55.2% (1)
VST Vistra Corp.366.7%+63.4%+63.4%-12.7% (1)
ON ON Semiconductor666.7%+46.9%+61.4%-29.3% (1)
PSX Phillips 66366.7%+24.6%+57.7%
HON Honeywell3100%+25.8%+52.8%
FCX Freeport-McMoRan944.4%+28.4%+52.3%
IQV IQVIA366.7%+43.0%+51.3%+37.3% (2)
NEM Newmont3100%+65.9%+47.8%+34.7% (1)
GE GE Aerospace4100%+46.9%+46.9%-9.2% (1)
IBKR Interactive Brokers683.3%+45.5%+45.5%+41.8% (1)
UAL United Airlines Holdings4100%+45.4%+45.4%+24.2% (3)
% 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.

❓ Jefferies: frequently asked questions

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

Over 12 months, 63.1% of Jefferies's targets were profitable, averaging +16.5% per call (+4.6% vs their sector), across 1864 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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