Is Mizuho a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 61.1% of Mizuho's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +20.2% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +4.8% vs its sector, across 1922 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
61.1%profitable calls
+20.2%avg gain / call
+4.8%vs sector
1922scored calls

In which sectors is Mizuho reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Tech61163.8%+44.3%+46.9%+53.4% (148)
▸ Comm.5377.4%+43.4%+45.2%+7.1% (4)
▸ Industry12171.1%+19.7%+20.0%+3.0% (18)
▸ Cons. disc.14862.2%+12.9%+16.0%-11.6% (49)
▸ Energy20563.9%+13.6%+15.1%+5.8% (28)
▸ Health21765.4%+11.2%+10.9%+5.1% (61)
▸ Finance7448.6%+11.0%+10.6%+0.1% (64)
▸ Cons. staples1758.8%+4.1%+4.3%+1.2% (10)
▸ Utilities19359.6%+3.4%+3.8%-3.8% (25)
▸ Materials9953.5%+2.4%+2.4%+2.4% (20)
▸ Real estate16845.2%+2.4%+2.3%-6.5% (30)
▸ Crypto1612.5%-145.3%-156.0%+15.9% (4)

The 25 stocks Mizuho performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ SNDK Sandisk3100%+1779.1%+1779.1%+261.9% (7)
▸ GEV GE Vernova3100%+194.5%+194.5%—
▸ STX Seagate Technology875%+156.6%+156.6%+87.1% (5)
▸ GLW Corning Inc.4100%+120.0%+120.0%-0.1% (5)
▸ DELL Dell Technologies6100%+112.2%+112.2%+127.6% (10)
▸ WDC Western Digital2343.5%+93.0%+104.1%+81.2% (5)
▸ MU Micron Technology3452.9%+84.8%+97.0%+142.6% (12)
▸ META Meta Platforms1291.7%+92.3%+92.3%+26.0% (1)
▸ NVDA Nvidia3989.7%+88.8%+88.0%+18.8% (3)
▸ LRCX Lam Research2576%+79.4%+83.2%+46.0% (7)
▸ VRT Vertiv5100%+76.9%+76.9%+18.4% (2)
▸ AMD Advanced Micro Devices3372.7%+71.2%+75.5%+63.6% (7)
▸ AMAT Applied Materials2584%+69.5%+69.5%+8.7% (6)
▸ HOOD Robinhood Markets1560%+63.9%+63.9%+16.8% (7)
▸ RCL Royal Caribbean Group4100%+62.9%+62.9%-6.3% (2)
▸ PANW Palo Alto Networks1794.1%+44.7%+49.4%+73.6% (4)
▸ MPC Marathon Petroleum475%+26.4%+46.1%—
▸ GM General Motors8100%+45.7%+45.7%+4.1% (2)
▸ AVGO Broadcom3187.1%+40.4%+45.2%-2.5% (5)
▸ BSX Boston Scientific4100%+39.9%+39.9%-26.4% (3)
▸ TRGP Targa Resources1384.6%+39.1%+39.1%+12.4% (3)
▸ ON ON Semiconductor2360.9%+32.8%+38.6%-12.0% (7)
▸ DASH DoorDash771.4%+37.4%+37.4%+4.2% (2)
▸ LLY Lilly (Eli)6100%+36.8%+36.8%—
▸ VLO Valero Energy1586.7%+35.1%+35.1%—
% 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.

❓ Mizuho: frequently asked questions

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

Over 12 months, 61.1% of Mizuho's targets were profitable, averaging +20.2% per call (+4.8% vs their sector), across 1922 timestamped calls. Verdict: fairly reliable. We judge on real results, not reputation — the call-by-call detail is further up this page.

JPI AI Analyst AI assistant · JPI Invest
Answers based on the tool’s data · not financial advice · full version (free)