Is Melius Research a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 72.4% of Melius Research's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +37.5% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +20.3% vs its sector, across 29 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.

72.4%profitable calls

+37.5%avg gain / call

+20.3%vs sector

29scored calls

In which sectors is Melius Research reliable?

Sector

Calls

% profitable

Avg gain 2015+

Avg gain 2020+

Last 12 months

▸ Tech

80%

+62.2%

+44.9% (15)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
MU	▲ Buy	May 19, 26	May 19, 27	$698.74	🎯$1100	$938.38	+57%	+34% so far
AMD	▲ Buy	May 18, 26	May 18, 27	$420.99	🎯$540	$516.11	+28%	+23% so far
AMD	▲ Buy	May 6, 26	May 6, 27	$421.39	🎯$500	$516.11	+19%	+22% so far
MU	▲ Buy	Apr 27, 26	Apr 27, 27	$504.29	🎯$700	$938.38	+39%	+86% so far
MRVL	▲ Buy	Jan 5, 26	Jan 5, 27	$90.23	🎯$135	$230.7	+50%	+156% so far
INTC	▲ Buy	Jan 5, 26	Jan 5, 27	$39.37	🎯$50	$110.39	+27%	+180% so far
NVDA	▲ Buy	Nov 20, 25	Nov 20, 26	$180.64	🎯$320	$196.93	+77%	+9% so far
CSCO	▲ Buy	Nov 13, 25	Nov 13, 26	$77.38	🎯$100	$111.79	+29%	+44% so far

Sample (0 recent finished + 8 in progress) of 15 calls.

The stocks Melius Research covers (track record per stock)

Stock

Calls

% profitable

Avg gain 2015+

Avg gain 2020+

Last 12 months

▸ AMD Advanced Micro Devices

50%

+120.7%

+22.5% (2)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
AMD	▲ Buy	May 18, 26	May 18, 27	$420.99	🎯$540	$516.11	+28%	+23% so far
AMD	▲ Buy	May 6, 26	May 6, 27	$421.39	🎯$500	$516.11	+19%	+22% so far
AMD	▲ Buy	Jun 24, 25	Jun 24, 26	$143.4	🎯$175	$532.01	+22%	+271.4%
AMD	▲ Buy	Jun 23, 25	Jun 23, 26	$138.43	🎯$175	$519.11	+26%	+275.5%
AMD	▲ Buy	Mar 8, 24	Mar 8, 25	$198.39	🎯$265	$97.21	+34%	-51.3%
AMD	▲ Buy	Jan 8, 24	Jan 7, 25	$146.18	🎯$188	$127.18	+29%	-12.9%

▸ NVDA Nvidia

100%

+24.9%

+12.2% (2)

Stock	Rating	Issued	Matures (1yr)	Price at call	Target	End price	Targeted	Result
NVDA	▲ Buy	Nov 20, 25	Nov 20, 26	$180.64	🎯$320	$196.93	+77%	+9% so far
NVDA	▲ Buy	Jul 15, 25	Jul 15, 26	$170.7	🎯$235	$196.93	+38%	+15% so far
NVDA	▲ Buy	Nov 21, 24	Nov 21, 25	$146.67	🎯$195	$178.94	+33%	+22%
NVDA	▲ Buy	Nov 11, 24	Nov 11, 25	$148.29	🎯$185	$194.26	+25%	+30.7%
NVDA	▲ Buy	Jun 21, 24	Jun 21, 25	$118.11	🎯$160	$144.09	+35%	+22.1%

% 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.