Is Macquarie a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 61.3% of Macquarie's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +10.9% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +1.5% vs its sector, across 315 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
61.3%profitable calls
+10.9%avg gain / call
+1.5%vs sector
315scored calls

In which sectors is Macquarie reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech5969.5%+26.4%+46.0%+5.4% (10)
Real estate8100%+22.0%
Cons. disc.4858.3%+13.0%+19.3%-5.9% (18)
Utilities11100%+16.8%
Cons. staples2263.6%+8.5%
Finance4963.3%+9.0%+1.6%+20.0% (9)
Industry3060%+0.1%+17.0% (5)
Comm.5648.2%+2.7%-0.1%+17.5% (1)
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%-21.6% (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%-12.4% (6)
SWK Stanley Black & Decker3100%+23.0%
AMT American Tower3100%+21.2%
V Visa Inc.785.7%+17.0%+17.0%+13.2% (3)
ORCL Oracle Corporation3100%+15.5%
WYNN Wynn Resorts757.1%+15.0%+15.0%-10.6% (6)
MSFT Microsoft5100%+17.2%+14.7%
T AT&T3100%+14.2%
DDOG Datadog425%+13.9%+13.9%+27.9% (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%+9.0% (4)
WFC Wells Fargo450%+2.3%
MGM MGM Resorts450%+0.5%+0.5%+5.3% (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.

❓ Macquarie: frequently asked questions

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

Over 12 months, 61.3% of Macquarie's targets were profitable, averaging +10.9% per call (+1.5% vs their sector), across 315 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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