Is Macquarie a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 60.6% of Macquarie's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +10.8% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +1.4% vs its sector, across 317 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
60.6%profitable calls
+10.8%avg gain / call
+1.4%vs sector
317scored calls

In which sectors is Macquarie reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Tech6167.2%+25.1%+41.3%+7.0% (11)
▸ Real estate8100%+22.0%—+0.5% (1)
▸ Cons. disc.4858.3%+13.0%+19.3%-22.9% (22)
▸ Utilities11100%+16.8%——
▸ Cons. staples2263.6%+8.5%——
▸ Finance4963.3%+9.0%+1.6%+19.7% (9)
▸ Comm.5646.4%+3.2%+0.6%+11.6% (1)
▸ Industry3060%+0.1%—+25.6% (6)
▸ Materials1560%-1.8%-2.5%—
▸ Energy1030%-2.9%——

The 25 stocks Macquarie performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ APP AppLovin475%+145.9%+145.9%-31.7% (2)
▸ NOW ServiceNow4100%+49.0%+57.0%—
▸ RCL Royal Caribbean Group887.5%+43.2%+55.0%—
▸ CRWD CrowdStrike5100%+52.6%+52.6%—
▸ CRM Salesforce8100%+21.0%+40.2%—
▸ MU Micron Technology580%+39.1%——
▸ NFLX Netflix1369.2%+22.4%+31.7%—
▸ LYV Live Nation Entertainment580%+26.2%+26.2%—
▸ CCL Carnival Corporation771.4%+19.2%+25.5%—
▸ LVS Las Vegas Sands580%+24.5%+24.5%-22.5% (7)
▸ SWK Stanley Black & Decker3100%+23.0%——
▸ AMT American Tower3100%+21.2%——
▸ V Visa Inc.785.7%+17.0%+17.0%+18.1% (3)
▸ ORCL Oracle Corporation3100%+15.5%——
▸ WYNN Wynn Resorts757.1%+15.0%+15.0%-23.7% (7)
▸ MSFT Microsoft5100%+17.2%+14.7%—
▸ T AT&T3100%+14.2%——
▸ DDOG Datadog425%+13.9%+13.9%+49.1% (4)
▸ CMI Cummins366.7%+13.8%——
▸ PEP PepsiCo4100%+13.8%——
▸ XYZ Block, Inc.366.7%+9.5%+9.5%—
▸ PCAR Paccar475%+8.7%——
▸ MA Mastercard450%+4.1%+4.1%+11.5% (4)
▸ WFC Wells Fargo450%+2.3%——
▸ MGM MGM Resorts450%+0.5%+0.5%-22.5% (8)
% 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.

❓ Macquarie: frequently asked questions

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

Over 12 months, 60.6% of Macquarie's targets were profitable, averaging +10.8% per call (+1.4% vs their sector), across 317 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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