Is UBS a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 62.8% of UBS's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +17.0% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +5.1% vs its sector, across 2886 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
62.8%profitable calls
+17.0%avg gain / call
+5.1%vs sector
2886scored calls

In which sectors is UBS reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech45968.6%+34.1%+38.5%+46.2% (142)
Materials15364.1%+27.8%+34.8%+8.6% (59)
Energy17062.4%+24.7%+33.8%+18.4% (47)
Cons. disc.37463.9%+16.3%+21.4%-3.3% (99)
Industry41961.8%+14.8%+20.3%+4.6% (125)
Comm.14361.5%+19.6%+19.5%-5.8% (24)
Finance40064.8%+11.8%+15.2%+6.8% (104)
Health29059.3%+9.0%+8.9%+11.9% (81)
Utilities19064.2%+8.2%+8.3%0.0% (33)
Cons. staples21858.7%+4.5%+6.1%+3.8% (60)
Real estate7035.7%-1.2%-4.3%+0.2% (29)

The 25 stocks UBS performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
DVN Devon Energy771.4%+37.5%+201.8%+11.1% (5)
FCX Freeport-McMoRan5100%+127.9%+180.2%+48.4% (6)
TRGP Targa Resources1471.4%+107.3%+143.3%+17.7% (1)
MU Micron Technology3073.3%+113.8%+126.0%+265.2% (11)
FIX Comfort Systems USA3100%+122.8%+122.8%+30.5% (5)
EXPE Expedia Group785.7%+55.9%+120.2%
DOW Dow Inc.475%+55.0%+108.8%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices1163.6%+44.4%+99.9%+56.0% (5)
NVDA Nvidia2696.2%+94.8%+88.3%+6.5% (3)
PANW Palo Alto Networks450%+19.7%+87.7%
ALB Albemarle Corporation1369.2%+68.1%+80.2%-13.7% (5)
PWR Quanta Services683.3%+65.9%+79.5%-3.1% (2)
STLD Steel Dynamics4100%+61.7%+78.7%
IBKR Interactive Brokers10100%+77.6%+77.6%
COF Capital One450%+32.5%+76.8%+4.3% (3)
LRCX Lam Research1668.8%+60.8%+73.5%+61.7% (6)
OKE Oneok1478.6%+41.1%+68.9%+21.4% (1)
META Meta Platforms1384.6%+68.6%+68.6%
RCL Royal Caribbean Group1291.7%+68.3%+68.3%+5.7% (4)
AVGO Broadcom1693.8%+52.1%+65.9%-0.6% (6)
FTNT Fortinet3100%+65.8%
DDOG Datadog5100%+64.0%+64.0%+16.4% (5)
VLO Valero Energy580%+62.1%+62.1%+52.4% (3)
LLY Lilly (Eli)6100%+50.2%+61.9%+11.9% (2)
DD DuPont1478.6%+51.0%+60.5%+4.2% (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.

❓ UBS: frequently asked questions

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

Over 12 months, 62.8% of UBS's targets were profitable, averaging +17.0% per call (+5.1% vs their sector), across 2886 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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