Is Leerink Partners a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 60.5% of Leerink Partners's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of -0.7% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. -4.8% vs its sector, across 38 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: mixed reliability. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.

60.5%profitable calls

-0.7%avg gain / call

-4.8%vs sector

38scored calls

In which sectors is Leerink Partners reliable?

Sector

Calls

% profitable

Avg gain 2015+

Avg gain 2020+

Last 12 months

▸ Health

60.5%

-0.7%

-12.6% (25)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
INCY	▲ Outperform	Aug 3, 26	Aug 3, 27	$118.43	🎯$155	$127.74	+31%	+8% so far
EW	▲ Outperform	Jul 25, 26	Jul 25, 27	$83.04	🎯$101	$89.95	+22%	+8% so far
ISRG	▲ Outperform	Jul 17, 26	Jul 17, 27	$345.42	🎯$454	$367.07	+31%	+6% so far
LLY	▲ Outperform	Jun 25, 26	Jun 25, 27	$1208.12	🎯$1232	$1176.1	+2%	-3% so far
UNH	▲ Outperform	Jun 17, 26	Jun 17, 27	$400.96	🎯$462	$395.05	+15%	-1% so far
SYK	▲ Outperform	Jun 5, 26	Jun 5, 27	$305.66	🎯$407	$322.12	+33%	+5% so far
MDT	▲ Outperform	Jun 4, 26	Jun 4, 27	$81.93	🎯$104	$89.97	+27%	+10% so far
BSX	▲ Outperform	May 28, 26	May 28, 27	$48.31	🎯$74	$46.67	+53%	-3% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 38 calls.

The 25 stocks Leerink Partners performed best on

Stock

Calls

% profitable

Avg gain 2015+

Avg gain 2020+

Last 12 months

▸ MCK McKesson Corporation

100%

+38.0%

+17.1% (1)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
MCK	▲ Outperform	Sep 24, 25	Sep 24, 26	$760.58	🎯$850	$890.51	+12%	+17% so far
MCK	▲ Outperform	Oct 7, 24	Oct 7, 25	$483.67	🎯$630	$749.69	+30%	+55.1%
MCK	▲ Outperform	Sep 5, 24	Sep 5, 25	$504.17	🎯$665	$695.75	+32%	+38.2%
MCK	▲ Outperform	Feb 26, 24	Feb 25, 25	$519.2	🎯$600	$628.23	+16%	+20.8%

▸ IDXX Idexx Laboratories

100%

+28.7%

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Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
IDXX	▲ Outperform	Jul 17, 25	Jul 17, 26	$514.61	🎯$600	$566.07	+17%	+9.6%
IDXX	▲ Outperform	Jun 11, 25	Jun 11, 26	$526.92	🎯$580	$558.54	+10%	+6.5%
IDXX	▲ Outperform	Dec 2, 24	Dec 2, 25	$430.77	🎯$500	$732.31	+16%	+70.1%

% 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.

❓ Leerink Partners: frequently asked questions

Is Leerink Partners a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 60.5% of Leerink Partners's targets were profitable, averaging -0.7% per call (-4.8% vs their sector), across 38 timestamped calls. Verdict: mixed reliability. We judge on real results, not reputation — the call-by-call detail is further up this page.