Is Keefe, Bruyette & Woods a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 64.3% of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +9.6% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +0.2% vs its sector, across 473 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
64.3%profitable calls
+9.6%avg gain / call
+0.2%vs sector
473scored calls

In which sectors is Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Finance44266.3%+11.5%+13.6%+8.7% (122)
Cons. disc.1942.1%+5.0%-1.0%+5.3% (1)
Real estate825%-17.6%-27.3%-10.5% (9)

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%+15.6% (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%+10.0% (3)
SYF Synchrony Financial475%+19.6%+29.0%+2.9% (2)
AIZ Assurant6100%+24.2%+28.2%+10.0% (4)
RF Regions Financial Corporation6100%+30.5%+26.0%+10.6% (1)
KEY KeyCorp1190.9%+20.2%+23.8%+1.0% (2)
SCHW Charles Schwab Corporation977.8%+21.3%+23.1%+14.8% (1)
STT State Street Corporation1040%-0.4%+22.8%+29.7% (5)
APO Apollo Global Management862.5%+22.7%+22.7%-0.2% (1)
AXP American Express6100%+22.7%+21.6%+1.1% (1)
TRV Travelers Companies (The)5100%+21.5%+21.5%+29.7% (5)
HIG Hartford (The)11100%+21.1%+21.2%+2.0% (3)
ALL Allstate19100%+18.2%+20.4%+18.6% (5)
ARES Ares Management955.6%+15.1%+20.3%-6.9% (1)
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.966.7%+21.6%+20.2%
JPM JPMorgan Chase771.4%+23.5%+20.1%+7.6% (2)
AIG American International Group1471.4%+16.5%+17.6%-1.4% (5)
PYPL PayPal666.7%+17.6%+17.6%-2.1% (2)
XYZ Block, Inc.475%+17.4%+17.4%+14.9% (3)
CINF Cincinnati Financial8100%+16.9%+16.9%+6.1% (5)
% 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, 64.3% of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods's targets were profitable, averaging +9.6% per call (+0.2% vs their sector), across 473 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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