Is Stifel a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 63% of Stifel's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +21.6% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +6.3% vs its sector, across 1993 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
63%profitable calls
+21.6%avg gain / call
+6.3%vs sector
1993scored calls

In which sectors is Stifel reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech54866.2%+37.1%+43.0%+48.1% (120)
Energy9755.7%+15.7%+26.2%+9.5% (16)
Industry36764.6%+18.9%+24.5%+8.4% (64)
Cons. disc.26460.6%+14.2%+17.3%-9.3% (41)
Comm.13453.7%+20.6%+16.6%-11.2% (7)
Real estate12463.7%+11.9%+15.4%-2.4% (7)
Cons. staples15167.5%+13.1%+14.9%-9.5% (13)
Health25161.8%+15.3%+11.3%+9.4% (49)
Materials4156.1%+4.5%+10.4%-2.6% (3)
Finance1668.8%+13.1%+4.0%+3.1% (5)

The 25 stocks Stifel performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
LITE Lumentum1291.7%+316.8%+407.7%+125.0% (5)
FIX Comfort Systems USA5100%+217.5%+217.5%+73.4% (3)
APP AppLovin1181.8%+208.5%+208.5%
MU Micron Technology1637.5%+62.4%+143.7%+252.7% (6)
AMD Advanced Micro Devices1492.9%+119.2%+126.1%+39.5% (4)
CIEN Ciena11100%+69.0%+94.4%+114.0% (8)
FLEX Flex Ltd.757.1%+27.7%+91.2%+36.8% (1)
META Meta Platforms8100%+91.0%+91.0%
NVDA Nvidia9100%+83.8%+83.8%+17.7% (3)
LRCX Lam Research1776.5%+70.2%+83.1%+55.5% (6)
PWR Quanta Services13100%+71.8%+77.3%+40.5% (2)
KLAC KLA Corporation1877.8%+51.8%+76.1%+21.9% (5)
IDXX Idexx Laboratories988.9%+42.3%+69.0%-8.4% (2)
COHR Coherent Corp.12100%+68.4%+68.4%+30.8% (5)
DECK Deckers Brands1190.9%+55.3%+62.0%-12.1% (3)
WMB Williams Companies540%+28.4%+61.4%+2.2% (2)
AMAT Applied Materials2373.9%+49.3%+61.3%+59.1% (5)
MPWR Monolithic Power Systems1675%+43.6%+59.1%+12.0% (3)
TECH Bio-Techne5100%+55.2%+58.4%
EXR Extra Space Storage580%+42.9%+57.5%
OKE Oneok5100%+56.7%+56.7%
BLDR Builders FirstSource837.5%+33.6%+56.7%
RCL Royal Caribbean Group3268.8%+35.5%+54.5%-5.9% (4)
EME Emcor785.7%+38.6%+52.6%+9.7% (3)
CHRW C.H. Robinson580%+28.9%+48.1%-5.6% (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.

❓ Stifel: frequently asked questions

Is Stifel a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 63% of Stifel's targets were profitable, averaging +21.6% per call (+6.3% vs their sector), across 1993 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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