Is RBC Capital a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 61.2% of RBC Capital's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +9.0% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. -2.0% vs its sector, across 2900 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: mixed reliability. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
61.2%profitable calls
+9.0%avg gain / call
-2.0%vs sector
2900scored calls

In which sectors is RBC Capital reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Energy15666%+17.1%+21.9%+15.7% (22)
Industry44167.6%+17.4%+18.3%+2.9% (106)
Comm.10062%+19.0%+16.1%-8.4% (14)
Finance46673%+13.4%+14.4%+7.4% (96)
Utilities7265.3%+10.0%+11.4%-4.7% (3)
Tech42665.3%+12.5%+10.5%+20.8% (102)
Cons. staples16255.6%+4.4%+3.5%+0.6% (33)
Materials17757.1%+2.0%+2.5%+4.1% (55)
Health39150.4%+2.2%+2.1%+4.4% (90)
Cons. disc.31656.6%-0.4%+2.0%+4.8% (54)
Real estate19341.5%-0.7%-1.8%-0.2% (25)

The 25 stocks RBC Capital performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
GEV GE Vernova12100%+149.9%+149.9%+11.9% (4)
EXPE Expedia Group3100%+50.5%+118.2%
NVDA Nvidia8100%+101.6%+80.9%+15.0% (6)
DE Deere & Company366.7%+25.4%+79.1%+13.6% (6)
HWM Howmet Aerospace6100%+77.8%+77.8%+6.8% (4)
LRCX Lam Research580%+39.4%+68.4%+34.0% (3)
META Meta Platforms1392.3%+63.7%+63.7%
CRWD CrowdStrike2669.2%+59.3%+59.3%+71.7% (7)
GE GE Aerospace2295.5%+55.8%+55.8%+8.8% (5)
DLTR Dollar Tree887.5%+23.0%+49.9%
TRGP Targa Resources1776.5%+41.6%+46.2%+35.8% (5)
AMD Advanced Micro Devices475%+47.3%+44.3%
ORCL Oracle Corporation366.7%+20.3%+42.9%
C Citigroup887.5%+40.4%+40.4%+4.6% (3)
AAPL Apple Inc.8100%+45.0%+39.9%
BKR Baker Hughes1190.9%+39.9%+39.9%-3.9% (2)
MPC Marathon Petroleum771.4%+20.2%+39.3%
MET MetLife785.7%+26.8%+36.2%
VLO Valero Energy2391.3%+35.6%+35.6%
AVGO Broadcom5100%+31.2%+35.5%
WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc.1776.5%+35.0%+35.0%+25.9% (6)
UBER Uber2378.3%+32.9%+34.5%+2.9% (1)
AXP American Express10100%+34.4%+34.4%
CTAS Cintas15100%+33.6%+33.9%
EQT EQT Corporation966.7%+31.7%+33.6%
% 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.

❓ RBC Capital: frequently asked questions

Is RBC Capital a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 61.2% of RBC Capital's targets were profitable, averaging +9.0% per call (-2.0% vs their sector), across 2900 timestamped calls. Verdict: mixed reliability. We judge on real results, not reputation — the call-by-call detail is further up this page.

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