Is Jefferies a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 63.7% of Jefferies's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +17.1% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +4.9% vs its sector, across 1816 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
63.7%profitable calls
+17.1%avg gain / call
+4.9%vs sector
1816scored calls

In which sectors is Jefferies reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech37065.7%+31.1%+32.8%+24.0% (62)
Industry18473.9%+25.2%+28.0%+18.0% (39)
Comm.10470.2%+22.7%+25.3%+2.9% (7)
Materials10260.8%+19.5%+22.8%+7.9% (15)
Cons. disc.20060%+18.0%+18.6%-2.7% (35)
Utilities6669.7%+8.8%+11.6%+4.9% (26)
Energy8365.1%+11.8%+11.0%+5.7% (24)
Health22260.4%+10.2%+10.9%+10.6% (32)
Finance24266.1%+11.2%+9.6%+17.7% (24)
Cons. staples15359.5%+4.3%+4.7%+2.3% (23)
Real estate9042.2%-2.7%-5.5%+9.4% (7)

The stocks Jefferies covers (track record per stock)

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
APP AppLovin6100%+190.8%+190.8%+7.2% (3)
GEV GE Vernova7100%+165.0%+165.0%+34.9% (4)
ALB Albemarle Corporation683.3%+67.7%+153.0%-24.4% (2)
AMAT Applied Materials366.7%+50.2%+122.8%+42.7% (3)
TSLA Tesla, Inc.1546.7%+123.7%+97.2%
CRL Charles River Laboratories1283.3%+31.2%+94.1%+45.3% (1)
NVDA Nvidia1593.3%+95.7%+88.0%+4.4% (4)
META Meta Platforms887.5%+73.8%+73.8%
PH Parker Hannifin475%+54.2%+73.5%+8.0% (3)
TRGP Targa Resources5100%+69.3%+3.5% (1)
OKE Oneok683.3%+39.8%+69.1%+3.0% (2)
TPR Tapestry, Inc.3100%+68.1%+68.1%+23.0% (2)
LITE Lumentum5100%+63.4%+66.5%
PODD Insulet Corporation666.7%+26.2%+66.5%-49.5% (1)
ON ON Semiconductor666.7%+46.9%+61.4%-13.9% (1)
PSX Phillips 66366.7%+24.6%+57.7%
HON Honeywell3100%+25.8%+52.8%
FCX Freeport-McMoRan944.4%+28.4%+52.3%
IQV IQVIA366.7%+43.0%+51.3%+8.9% (2)
NEM Newmont3100%+65.9%+47.8%-3.2% (1)
GE GE Aerospace4100%+46.9%+46.9%-2.8% (1)
IBKR Interactive Brokers683.3%+45.5%+45.5%+38.8% (1)
UAL United Airlines Holdings4100%+45.4%+45.4%+41.8% (3)
RL Ralph Lauren Corporation5100%+44.7%+44.7%+15.9% (4)
DE Deere & Company450%+29.6%+42.0%+6.4% (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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