Is Stephens & Co. a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 67.4% of Stephens & Co.'s targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +17.3% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +4.0% vs its sector, across 559 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
67.4%profitable calls
+17.3%avg gain / call
+4.0%vs sector
559scored calls

In which sectors is Stephens & Co. reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Comm.1258.3%+55.0%+45.3%—
▸ Tech2867.9%+34.3%+39.5%+64.4% (2)
▸ Industry13972.7%+23.2%+24.9%-2.2% (16)
▸ Cons. disc.9076.7%+23.4%+24.6%-6.5% (2)
▸ Cons. staples5168.6%+15.6%+20.0%-1.8% (5)
▸ Materials3073.3%+16.7%+19.2%-19.7% (4)
▸ Real estate1338.5%+4.4%+8.5%-19.4% (2)
▸ Energy2347.8%+5.0%+6.4%-0.2% (9)
▸ Health9767%+8.4%+6.2%+8.2% (3)
▸ Finance7656.6%+5.7%+2.6%+1.3% (5)

The 25 stocks Stephens & Co. performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ BLDR Builders FirstSource1080%+66.2%+67.7%—
▸ CRWD CrowdStrike977.8%+66.0%+66.0%+64.4% (2)
▸ TSCO Tractor Supply887.5%+55.3%+57.2%—
▸ CVNA Carvana771.4%+55.7%+55.7%-6.5% (2)
▸ ADM Archer Daniels Midland475%+32.5%+53.1%—
▸ GNRC Generac875%+48.8%+48.8%-8.6% (2)
▸ DXCM Dexcom3100%+38.4%+46.5%—
▸ TTD Trade Desk (The)955.6%+64.4%+45.3%—
▸ CPRT Copart6100%+34.8%+36.9%—
▸ ADBE Adobe Inc.3100%+36.3%——
▸ BKR Baker Hughes475%+25.3%+35.2%—
▸ ROK Rockwell Automation4100%+29.1%+33.2%—
▸ CASY Casey's1788.2%+30.9%+32.9%-4.8% (4)
▸ RF Regions Financial Corporation4100%+32.7%+32.7%—
▸ MA Mastercard475%+33.0%+32.0%—
▸ WAB Wabtec1492.9%+29.8%+29.8%+3.3% (2)
▸ EMR Emerson Electric4100%+24.2%+29.4%—
▸ CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill1782.4%+24.8%+26.9%—
▸ ORLY O’Reilly Automotive10100%+25.8%+26.8%—
▸ FDX FedEx1861.1%+25.8%+25.8%+5.3% (4)
▸ HCA HCA Healthcare988.9%+22.7%+23.8%+2.7% (2)
▸ DPZ Domino's988.9%+26.9%+23.4%—
▸ AZO AutoZone5100%+27.0%+22.7%—
▸ HUBB Hubbell Incorporated580%+17.7%+22.6%-7.4% (1)
▸ CFG Citizens Financial Group771.4%+20.7%+20.7%—
% 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.

❓ Stephens & Co.: frequently asked questions

Is Stephens & Co. a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 67.4% of Stephens & Co.'s targets were profitable, averaging +17.3% per call (+4.0% vs their sector), across 559 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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