Is Piper Sandler a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 62% of Piper Sandler's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +19.9% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +5.3% vs its sector, across 2067 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
62%profitable calls
+19.9%avg gain / call
+5.3%vs sector
2067scored calls

In which sectors is Piper Sandler reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Cons. disc.26864.6%+33.6%+33.4%-4.4% (38)
▸ Tech50966.4%+27.9%+27.9%+31.5% (91)
▸ Finance40369.7%+24.2%+26.5%+1.9% (78)
▸ Comm.8565.9%+28.6%+23.0%+2.4% (15)
▸ Industry3959%+18.0%+21.0%-11.6% (10)
▸ Energy20963.6%+15.4%+15.9%+32.1% (37)
▸ Health29655.4%+4.6%+3.0%+28.3% (61)
▸ Cons. staples12849.2%+0.3%-0.1%-1.3% (35)
▸ Real estate7432.4%-1.3%-1.0%-2.7% (17)
▸ Materials3946.2%-12.1%-11.9%—

The 25 stocks Piper Sandler performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ CVNA Carvana1291.7%+205.8%+205.8%—
▸ HOOD Robinhood Markets1376.9%+202.2%+202.2%+22.0% (2)
▸ MU Micron Technology1145.5%+138.2%+154.1%+237.5% (2)
▸ COIN Coinbase757.1%+130.0%+130.0%—
▸ NVDA Nvidia2792.6%+109.2%+111.1%+4.7% (1)
▸ PWR Quanta Services5100%+88.5%+88.5%+8.5% (2)
▸ ANET Arista Networks6100%+60.9%+88.1%+37.3% (4)
▸ TSLA Tesla, Inc.3770.3%+102.1%+84.2%+2.2% (2)
▸ AMD Advanced Micro Devices1687.5%+84.0%+84.0%+109.7% (4)
▸ META Meta Platforms7100%+79.3%+79.3%+21.2% (3)
▸ PANW Palo Alto Networks1090%+56.0%+64.2%+73.1% (4)
▸ MRVL Marvell Technology771.4%+64.0%+64.0%+61.8% (3)
▸ RIOT RIOT475%+63.8%+63.8%—
▸ IBKR Interactive Brokers11100%+63.7%+63.7%+3.4% (2)
▸ DECK Deckers Brands4100%+62.2%+62.2%+23.1% (2)
▸ NXPI NXP Semiconductors683.3%+51.7%+59.2%—
▸ PRU Prudential Financial4100%+54.5%+54.5%—
▸ CRWD CrowdStrike1681.3%+52.5%+52.1%+82.3% (3)
▸ COF Capital One1346.2%+32.5%+51.3%-0.2% (2)
▸ MPC Marathon Petroleum3100%+46.8%+46.8%+41.3% (2)
▸ TTWO Take-Two Interactive3100%+41.8%+44.3%-7.2% (1)
▸ PFG Principal Financial Group7100%+44.2%+44.2%+5.6% (3)
▸ AVGO Broadcom1593.3%+41.7%+42.9%+1.9% (2)
▸ FSLR First Solar1675%+41.1%+41.1%-1.7% (2)
▸ DRI Darden Restaurants580%+25.3%+39.8%—
% 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.

❓ Piper Sandler: frequently asked questions

Is Piper Sandler a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 62% of Piper Sandler's targets were profitable, averaging +19.9% per call (+5.3% vs their sector), across 2067 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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