Is Goldman Sachs a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 60.4% of Goldman Sachs's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +14.6% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +5.0% vs its sector, across 2224 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
60.4%profitable calls
+14.6%avg gain / call
+5.0%vs sector
2224scored calls

In which sectors is Goldman Sachs reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech46363.3%+26.5%+32.2%+88.3% (80)
Industry29761.6%+23.4%+30.2%+11.1% (42)
Energy11567%+16.0%+22.6%+5.5% (13)
Materials8655.8%+13.0%+22.4%-9.1% (4)
Cons. disc.27162.7%+12.9%+17.1%+0.6% (43)
Comm.12861.7%+17.1%+16.3%+3.0% (10)
Finance33362.5%+8.2%+7.8%+8.4% (48)
Utilities8756.3%+5.0%+7.8%+2.8% (1)
Health18959.3%+6.7%+5.6%-9.4% (28)
Cons. staples16450.6%+1.3%+1.4%+0.7% (15)
Real estate9145.1%+0.2%-0.2%-19.1% (10)

The stocks Goldman Sachs covers (track record per stock)

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
APP AppLovin1080%+270.7%+270.7%
GEV GE Vernova8100%+137.3%+137.3%+58.4% (2)
VRT Vertiv14100%+126.4%+126.4%+41.0% (4)
DE Deere & Company3100%+95.6%+120.2%
DVN Devon Energy580%+101.0%+101.0%
NVDA Nvidia17100%+94.8%+94.3%+10.3% (4)
HWM Howmet Aerospace3100%+89.0%+89.0%+22.4% (2)
DELL Dell Technologies1080%+85.8%+85.8%+130.5% (4)
CMI Cummins5100%+72.2%+81.6%
TPR Tapestry, Inc.1275%+70.7%+80.3%+19.9% (2)
IBKR Interactive Brokers683.3%+52.2%+77.2%+24.6% (1)
NUE Nucor862.5%+42.7%+76.8%
GE GE Aerospace6100%+74.1%+74.1%
FLEX Flex Ltd.8100%+54.5%+73.2%+61.2% (3)
META Meta Platforms1693.8%+68.8%+68.8%
URI United Rentals1478.6%+53.8%+66.9%
DHI D. R. Horton560%+45.7%+66.2%-5.2% (1)
JBL Jabil1586.7%+51.1%+62.4%-13.4% (2)
APH Amphenol1080%+48.6%+60.4%+23.3% (2)
JNJ Johnson & Johnson366.7%+19.5%+59.8%+34.5% (2)
ANET Arista Networks1580%+36.2%+57.7%+16.9% (3)
MCK McKesson Corporation366.7%+28.5%+57.1%
TRMB Trimble Inc.1181.8%+51.7%+56.9%
BXP BXP, Inc.366.7%+9.9%+56.5%
CRWD CrowdStrike1181.8%+38.5%+56.5%+51.7% (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.
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