Is Keefe, Bruyette & Woods a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 63.9% of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +9.4% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +0.2% vs its sector, across 479 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
+9.4%avg gain / call
+0.2%vs sector
479scored calls

In which sectors is Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Finance44865.8%+11.3%+13.3%+1.9% (122)
▸ Cons. disc.1942.1%+5.0%-1.0%+12.4% (2)
▸ Real estate825%-17.6%-27.3%-16.7% (10)

The 25 stocks Keefe, Bruyette & Woods performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ C Citigroup4100%+68.3%+68.3%+8.5% (4)
▸ WFC Wells Fargo560%+16.9%+50.6%—
▸ KKR KKR & Co.1662.5%+32.1%+38.5%—
▸ GS Goldman Sachs887.5%+28.3%+36.8%—
▸ FITB Fifth Third Bancorp450%+3.2%+35.4%—
▸ IVZ Invesco1060%+7.1%+34.2%—
▸ GL Globe Life7100%+33.3%+33.3%+3.9% (3)
▸ AIZ Assurant6100%+24.2%+28.2%+4.4% (4)
▸ RF Regions Financial Corporation6100%+30.5%+26.0%-1.7% (1)
▸ KEY KeyCorp1190.9%+20.2%+23.8%-8.6% (2)
▸ SCHW Charles Schwab Corporation977.8%+21.3%+23.1%+1.9% (1)
▸ STT State Street Corporation1040%-0.4%+22.8%+16.8% (5)
▸ APO Apollo Global Management862.5%+22.7%+22.7%-13.1% (1)
▸ SYF Synchrony Financial580%+16.1%+22.3%-15.2% (1)
▸ TRV Travelers Companies (The)5100%+21.5%+21.5%+31.1% (5)
▸ HIG Hartford (The)11100%+21.1%+21.2%-2.9% (3)
▸ ALL Allstate19100%+18.2%+20.4%+9.8% (6)
▸ ARES Ares Management955.6%+15.1%+20.3%-24.4% (1)
▸ NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.966.7%+21.6%+20.2%—
▸ JPM JPMorgan Chase771.4%+23.5%+20.1%+0.7% (2)
▸ AIG American International Group1471.4%+16.5%+17.6%-0.1% (6)
▸ PYPL PayPal666.7%+17.6%+17.6%-10.5% (2)
▸ XYZ Block, Inc.475%+17.4%+17.4%+4.1% (3)
▸ TFC Truist Financial771.4%+16.7%+16.7%—
▸ AXP American Express785.7%+18.2%+16.6%—
% 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.

❓ Keefe, Bruyette & Woods: frequently asked questions

Is Keefe, Bruyette & Woods a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 63.9% of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods's targets were profitable, averaging +9.4% per call (+0.2% vs their sector), across 479 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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