Is Raymond James a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 64.4% of Raymond James's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +19.5% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +4.8% vs its sector, across 2912 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
64.4%profitable calls
+19.5%avg gain / call
+4.8%vs sector
2912scored calls

In which sectors is Raymond James reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech53971.8%+43.0%+46.9%+72.5% (23)
Energy31365.5%+24.9%+30.6%+49.1% (23)
Comm.14459%+22.5%+22.9%+8.6% (10)
Materials5567.3%+18.1%+19.3%+29.5% (5)
Cons. disc.29066.6%+18.9%+18.6%-1.7% (13)
Industry36665.8%+13.9%+15.3%+7.0% (22)
Finance44067.5%+11.3%+11.8%+4.7% (25)
Health38358.7%+10.0%+8.4%+3.5% (10)
Real estate25349%+4.3%+3.6%+2.2% (5)
Cons. staples12263.1%+7.8%+3.2%+7.4% (6)

The 25 stocks Raymond James performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
PLTR Palantir Technologies6100%+214.2%+214.2%
LITE Lumentum3565.7%+143.6%+159.9%
EXPE Expedia Group3100%+55.1%+137.7%
COHR Coherent Corp.1090%+113.2%+113.2%-11.4% (1)
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery560%+100.4%+100.4%+25.4% (2)
LRCX Lam Research540%+92.3%+92.3%
NVDA Nvidia2692.3%+92.9%+91.8%+17.3% (2)
MU Micron Technology1984.2%+88.9%+86.6%+170.8% (5)
TRGP Targa Resources1872.2%+58.3%+81.9%
NEM Newmont6100%+69.7%+80.4%+58.5% (1)
META Meta Platforms1190.9%+78.2%+78.2%
CHRW C.H. Robinson6100%+63.0%+73.2%-1.4% (3)
RL Ralph Lauren Corporation3100%+67.4%+67.4%-9.1% (1)
MRVL Marvell Technology887.5%+64.7%+64.7%
FICO Fair Isaac875%+61.1%+61.1%
DELL Dell Technologies2568%+52.5%+60.0%+172.4% (3)
CFG Citizens Financial Group3100%+58.1%+58.1%+15.1% (1)
ON ON Semiconductor1090%+53.8%+57.5%
WDC Western Digital6100%+54.0%+54.0%
DVN Devon Energy2751.9%+53.1%+53.1%+8.7% (2)
TPR Tapestry, Inc.988.9%+52.7%+52.7%+6.9% (1)
MPWR Monolithic Power Systems1994.7%+44.9%+48.4%
MAS Masco4100%+28.4%+47.7%
FANG Diamondback Energy2075%+35.0%+45.7%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices1866.7%+44.8%+44.8%+6.3% (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.

❓ Raymond James: frequently asked questions

Is Raymond James a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 64.4% of Raymond James's targets were profitable, averaging +19.5% per call (+4.8% vs their sector), across 2912 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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