Is TD Cowen a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 60.6% of TD Cowen's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +14.1% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. -0.2% vs its sector, across 796 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: mixed reliability. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
60.6%profitable calls
+14.1%avg gain / call
-0.2%vs sector
796scored calls

In which sectors is TD Cowen reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Comm.4374.4%+28.6%+28.6%-4.1% (28)
▸ Tech17964.2%+25.5%+25.5%+21.9% (128)
▸ Industry11469.3%+22.6%+22.6%-1.2% (76)
▸ Crypto1060%+21.8%+21.8%-0.7% (6)
▸ Finance5962.7%+10.6%+10.6%-0.4% (102)
▸ Cons. disc.20060.5%+9.2%+9.2%-1.5% (66)
▸ Health9855.1%+2.8%+2.6%+11.7% (82)
▸ Cons. staples4143.9%+2.3%+2.3%+0.4% (15)
▸ Energy2842.9%-2.0%-2.0%+25.0% (31)
▸ Materials850%-4.6%-4.6%+21.4% (1)
▸ Real estate1625%-6.4%-6.4%+1.1% (7)

The 25 stocks TD Cowen performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ VRT Vertiv6100%+191.9%+191.9%-8.6% (3)
▸ MU Micron Technology887.5%+141.8%+141.8%+85.7% (8)
▸ NVDA Nvidia13100%+96.0%+96.0%+19.5% (3)
▸ META Meta Platforms5100%+66.2%+66.2%+18.7% (4)
▸ MSTR Strategy966.7%+58.9%+58.9%-0.7% (6)
▸ TKO TKO Group Holdings3100%+58.6%+58.6%-12.7% (2)
▸ AVGO Broadcom4100%+51.8%+51.8%-4.4% (4)
▸ SYF Synchrony Financial3100%+47.3%+47.3%-1.7% (3)
▸ RL Ralph Lauren Corporation14100%+46.5%+46.5%—
▸ RTX RTX Corporation3100%+46.0%+46.0%-9.1% (2)
▸ NFLX Netflix580%+45.1%+45.1%-7.8% (4)
▸ UBER Uber475%+38.1%+38.1%-9.7% (3)
▸ GOOG Alphabet Inc. (Class C)580%+37.6%+37.6%+3.7% (8)
▸ LII Lennox International5100%+36.7%+36.7%—
▸ DDOG Datadog3100%+35.4%+35.4%+73.2% (5)
▸ AMD Advanced Micro Devices560%+32.4%+32.4%+57.4% (4)
▸ WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc.6100%+32.2%+32.2%+26.9% (3)
▸ BSX Boston Scientific5100%+31.8%+31.8%-20.2% (3)
▸ WMT Walmart8100%+30.9%+30.9%-12.3% (2)
▸ MCK McKesson Corporation5100%+30.3%+30.3%+10.1% (3)
▸ HLT Hilton Worldwide4100%+29.9%+29.9%—
▸ GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A)683.3%+27.4%+27.4%—
▸ MRVL Marvell Technology475%+26.7%+26.7%-2.2% (1)
▸ AMAT Applied Materials580%+26.7%+26.7%+1.3% (4)
▸ V Visa Inc.3100%+26.4%+26.4%—
% 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.

❓ TD Cowen: frequently asked questions

Is TD Cowen a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 60.6% of TD Cowen's targets were profitable, averaging +14.1% per call (-0.2% vs their sector), across 796 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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