Is Wolfe Research a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 59% of Wolfe Research's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +16.1% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +8.8% vs its sector, across 517 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
59%profitable calls
+16.1%avg gain / call
+8.8%vs sector
517scored calls

In which sectors is Wolfe Research reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ Tech10367%+37.0%+37.3%+56.8% (12)
▸ Comm.6065%+25.8%+25.8%-6.0% (7)
▸ Materials1861.1%+13.4%+13.9%—
▸ Industry10258.8%+12.5%+13.8%-0.5% (7)
▸ Finance6556.9%+12.8%+12.6%-5.8% (16)
▸ Health4667.4%+10.3%+9.0%+8.5% (9)
▸ Utilities2055%+4.0%+4.6%-13.9% (3)
▸ Energy2454.2%+0.6%+3.7%-17.9% (3)
▸ Cons. disc.4748.9%+5.1%+3.3%-5.6% (4)
▸ Cons. staples955.6%-1.5%-9.6%-20.7% (3)
▸ Real estate2326.1%-7.6%-10.0%+0.4% (4)

The 25 stocks Wolfe Research performed best on

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
▸ MU Micron Technology366.7%+191.8%+191.8%+127.8% (2)
▸ META Meta Platforms8100%+111.5%+111.5%—
▸ NVDA Nvidia4100%+106.3%+106.3%—
▸ UBER Uber7100%+63.4%+63.4%-16.6% (1)
▸ TDG TransDigm Group3100%+56.5%+56.5%—
▸ DASH DoorDash366.7%+45.3%+45.3%—
▸ VMC Vulcan Materials Company4100%+43.0%+43.0%—
▸ PANW Palo Alto Networks5100%+41.1%+41.1%—
▸ NOW ServiceNow683.3%+38.8%+38.8%—
▸ TFC Truist Financial4100%+35.6%+35.6%—
▸ ADBE Adobe Inc.560%+33.1%+33.1%-33.7% (1)
▸ WFC Wells Fargo666.7%+35.0%+32.8%—
▸ MMM 3M8100%+31.0%+31.0%—
▸ MSFT Microsoft6100%+30.0%+30.0%+39.8% (1)
▸ NFLX Netflix666.7%+27.3%+27.3%-14.6% (2)
▸ SCHW Charles Schwab Corporation366.7%+15.9%+26.4%—
▸ ABBV AbbVie3100%+24.9%+24.9%+10.0% (1)
▸ CHRW C.H. Robinson560%+19.6%+23.4%—
▸ CHTR Charter Communications475%+21.6%+21.6%+25.4% (1)
▸ GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A)1361.5%+20.5%+20.5%+25.8% (1)
▸ GOOG Alphabet Inc. (Class C)966.7%+19.0%+19.0%—
▸ TMUS T-Mobile US366.7%+12.9%+12.9%—
▸ AXP American Express540%+12.0%+12.0%—
▸ KMI Kinder Morgan450%-2.0%+11.5%—
▸ ORCL Oracle Corporation475%+11.1%+11.1%—
% 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.

❓ Wolfe Research: frequently asked questions

Is Wolfe Research a reliable analyst? How accurate are their price targets?

Over 12 months, 59% of Wolfe Research's targets were profitable, averaging +16.1% per call (+8.8% vs their sector), across 517 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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