Is Wells Fargo a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 61.7% of Wells Fargo's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +14.7% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +3.3% vs its sector, across 4266 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
61.7%profitable calls
+14.7%avg gain / call
+3.3%vs sector
4266scored calls

In which sectors is Wells Fargo reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Tech55770.9%+40.5%+42.6%+14.3% (191)
▸ Energy33161.9%+17.9%+23.7%+35.4% (68)
▸ Cons. disc.53862.6%+15.6%+15.2%-7.3% (158)
▸ Industry57762.4%+14.5%+14.8%-1.9% (143)
▸ Finance70561.6%+11.5%+12.0%-2.3% (150)
▸ Utilities29267.1%+9.6%+9.0%-5.3% (67)
▸ Comm.16155.3%+10.0%+8.9%+3.0% (53)
▸ Health39560.5%+7.8%+7.5%+8.0% (85)
▸ Real estate23850.8%+4.2%+3.7%+0.1% (60)
▸ Cons. staples25857.4%+3.8%+3.0%+3.9% (73)
▸ Materials21051.9%+3.0%+2.8%+8.7% (84)

The 25 stocks Wells Fargo performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ WDC Western Digital1952.6%+164.1%+195.7%+28.8% (6)
▸ MU Micron Technology2378.3%+149.2%+195.5%+116.5% (8)
▸ DECK Deckers Brands5100%+110.9%+124.1%+16.3% (1)
▸ AIG American International Group560%+13.3%+120.0%—
▸ MCHP Microchip Technology5100%+35.6%+99.6%—
▸ NVDA Nvidia2989.7%+90.4%+89.8%+9.6% (3)
▸ CVNA Carvana2171.4%+88.5%+83.9%-15.0% (5)
▸ AMD Advanced Micro Devices1883.3%+76.2%+78.3%+85.1% (6)
▸ GEV GE Vernova3100%+76.0%+76.0%+50.1% (3)
▸ DELL Dell Technologies1776.5%+68.5%+72.4%+43.3% (3)
▸ TPR Tapestry, Inc.2281.8%+60.6%+69.3%-6.3% (5)
▸ META Meta Platforms988.9%+66.0%+66.0%+21.2% (7)
▸ DVN Devon Energy2157.1%+52.5%+64.0%+20.3% (6)
▸ APH Amphenol3100%+27.3%+63.9%—
▸ AMAT Applied Materials3378.8%+55.3%+63.6%+28.5% (7)
▸ APP AppLovin771.4%+63.5%+63.5%-46.3% (7)
▸ NRG NRG Energy988.9%+60.8%+60.8%-28.6% (3)
▸ MRVL Marvell Technology966.7%+60.6%+60.6%+51.1% (5)
▸ HWM Howmet Aerospace10100%+59.6%+59.6%—
▸ ETN Eaton Corporation7100%+36.7%+58.2%-2.7% (1)
▸ RCL Royal Caribbean Group1681.3%+43.2%+57.3%-1.2% (9)
▸ GE GE Aerospace11100%+55.7%+55.7%+3.9% (2)
▸ ANET Arista Networks10100%+54.3%+54.3%+23.7% (3)
▸ PH Parker Hannifin2295.5%+51.2%+53.6%+7.0% (5)
▸ CEG Constellation Energy12100%+53.2%+53.2%+0.5% (5)
% 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.

❓ Wells Fargo: frequently asked questions

Is Wells Fargo a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 61.7% of Wells Fargo's targets were profitable, averaging +14.7% per call (+3.3% vs their sector), across 4266 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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