Is Mizuho a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 61% of Mizuho's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +18.4% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +4.1% vs its sector, across 1877 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%profitable calls
+18.4%avg gain / call
+4.1%vs sector
1877scored calls

In which sectors is Mizuho reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Comm.5276.9%+43.5%+45.4%+7.5% (4)
Tech59663.9%+39.2%+41.4%+74.3% (149)
Industry12071.7%+20.1%+20.4%+8.2% (19)
Cons. disc.14062.9%+13.6%+17.0%-2.9% (54)
Energy19863.1%+12.6%+14.2%+10.0% (33)
Finance7349.3%+11.2%+10.8%+9.0% (47)
Health21264.6%+11.1%+10.8%+8.3% (62)
Cons. staples1758.8%+4.1%+4.3%-1.2% (8)
Utilities19160.2%+3.5%+4.0%-2.1% (23)
Real estate16745.5%+2.6%+2.5%+0.1% (26)
Materials9551.6%+1.5%+1.5%+7.6% (24)
Crypto1612.5%-145.3%-156.0%+4.7% (4)

The 25 stocks Mizuho performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
GEV GE Vernova3100%+194.5%+194.5%
STX Seagate Technology771.4%+136.6%+136.6%+140.6% (6)
GLW Corning Inc.3100%+131.0%+131.0%+17.3% (5)
WDC Western Digital2240.9%+82.6%+93.3%+155.5% (6)
META Meta Platforms1291.7%+92.3%+92.3%
NVDA Nvidia3989.7%+88.8%+88.0%+25.8% (3)
LRCX Lam Research2475%+77.2%+81.0%+69.2% (8)
DELL Dell Technologies5100%+79.5%+79.5%+122.5% (9)
VRT Vertiv5100%+76.9%+76.9%+34.3% (2)
AMD Advanced Micro Devices3372.7%+71.2%+75.5%+49.5% (7)
AMAT Applied Materials2584%+69.5%+69.5%+12.9% (6)
HOOD Robinhood Markets1464.3%+68.8%+68.8%+15.6% (7)
MU Micron Technology3250%+55.7%+63.4%+203.9% (13)
RCL Royal Caribbean Group4100%+62.9%+62.9%-5.2% (2)
PANW Palo Alto Networks1794.1%+44.7%+49.4%+67.4% (4)
DASH DoorDash683.3%+49.0%+49.0%+12.3% (3)
AVGO Broadcom2989.7%+43.1%+48.8%+2.3% (7)
GM General Motors7100%+46.1%+46.1%+20.2% (3)
MPC Marathon Petroleum475%+26.4%+46.1%
BSX Boston Scientific4100%+39.9%+39.9%-20.7% (3)
ON ON Semiconductor2360.9%+32.8%+38.6%-18.1% (6)
LLY Lilly (Eli)6100%+36.8%+36.8%
TRGP Targa Resources1283.3%+36.0%+36.0%+35.1% (3)
UBER Uber1384.6%+32.2%+36.0%-9.0% (2)
FSLR First Solar785.7%+34.3%+34.3%-7.8% (2)
% 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% of Mizuho's targets were profitable, averaging +18.4% per call (+4.1% vs their sector), across 1877 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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