Is HSBC a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 63.4% of HSBC's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +14.9% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +5.7% vs its sector, across 238 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
63.4%profitable calls
+14.9%avg gain / call
+5.7%vs sector
238scored calls

In which sectors is HSBC reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Materials1968.4%+32.0%+48.2%+40.6% (1)
Industry2268.2%+27.5%+36.0%-4.5% (3)
Tech4070%+31.9%+33.1%+41.0% (19)
Cons. disc.3770.3%+16.3%+15.9%+13.8% (2)
Finance2277.3%+12.6%+14.2%-1.5% (6)
Comm.1266.7%+6.0%+5.0%+11.9% (4)
Health2850%+3.1%+3.1%-4.3% (18)
Cons. staples2853.6%+2.6%+2.6%
Energy2352.2%-2.8%-5.6%+9.6% (4)

The stocks HSBC covers (track record per stock)

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
ALB Albemarle Corporation366.7%+51.6%+90.7%
MOS Mosaic Company (The)580%+26.2%+59.2%
NVDA Nvidia988.9%+47.8%+47.8%-0.6% (3)
CRWD CrowdStrike3100%+38.8%+38.8%+81.2% (1)
GS Goldman Sachs4100%+28.4%+35.0%-49.6% (1)
MS Morgan Stanley3100%+21.4%+30.9%
KO Coca-Cola Company (The)757.1%+9.8%+12.3%
CCL Carnival Corporation475%+14.1%+11.5%+11.4% (1)
MRNA Moderna333.3%+9.2%+9.2%
CVX Chevron Corporation580%+9.3%+6.9%+14.1% (1)
T AT&T333.3%-1.4%+4.4%
CTSH Cognizant366.7%+18.4%+1.7%
NKE Nike, Inc.5100%+15.8%+1.6%
BKR Baker Hughes450%-2.4%+0.6%
STZ Constellation Brands580%-1.9%-5.0%
HD Home Depot (The)333.3%-6.1%-6.1%
LYB LyondellBasell366.7%+10.0%-7.7%
HAL Halliburton633.3%-4.4%-12.3%+24.1% (1)
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific333.3%-15.7%-15.7%-11.7% (1)
SLB Schlumberger633.3%-13.9%-16.2%
FTNT Fortinet425%-29.8%-29.8%+0.2% (1)
TSLA Tesla, Inc.50%-64.2%-64.2%
% 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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