Is Raymond James a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 64.6% of Raymond James's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +19.2% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +4.7% vs its sector, across 2819 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
64.6%profitable calls
+19.2%avg gain / call
+4.7%vs sector
2819scored calls

In which sectors is Raymond James reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech52572.2%+41.9%+45.6%+74.3% (35)
Energy30564.6%+24.1%+29.9%+31.3% (25)
Comm.14061.4%+21.5%+21.7%+23.3% (12)
Cons. disc.26467.8%+20.3%+20.6%-8.0% (22)
Materials5269.2%+18.6%+19.9%+16.7% (7)
Industry35465.8%+13.5%+14.8%+23.7% (27)
Finance42967.1%+11.4%+12.0%+4.2% (35)
Health37658.8%+10.2%+8.6%-2.7% (14)
Real estate24849.6%+4.5%+3.8%+0.3% (9)
Cons. staples12263.1%+7.8%+3.2%+3.9% (5)

The stocks Raymond James covers (track record per stock)

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
PLTR Palantir Technologies6100%+214.2%+214.2%
LITE Lumentum3464.7%+129.2%+143.6%+481.3% (1)
EXPE Expedia Group3100%+55.1%+137.7%
COHR Coherent Corp.1090%+113.2%+113.2%-5.8% (1)
NVDA Nvidia2692.3%+92.9%+91.8%+10.3% (1)
NEM Newmont5100%+75.1%+89.8%+31.2% (2)
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery450%+88.2%+88.2%+62.7% (3)
MU Micron Technology1984.2%+88.9%+86.6%+171.6% (5)
TRGP Targa Resources1872.2%+58.3%+81.9%
META Meta Platforms1190.9%+78.2%+78.2%
FICO Fair Isaac785.7%+73.3%+73.3%-5.9% (1)
RL Ralph Lauren Corporation3100%+67.4%+67.4%
MRVL Marvell Technology887.5%+64.7%+64.7%
CHRW C.H. Robinson5100%+53.6%+64.0%+42.2% (4)
LRCX Lam Research425%+63.9%+63.9%+238.4% (1)
DELL Dell Technologies2568%+52.5%+60.0%+140.7% (3)
UBER Uber650%+32.9%+58.9%-19.8% (1)
ON ON Semiconductor1090%+53.8%+57.5%
TPR Tapestry, Inc.887.5%+55.8%+55.8%+30.4% (2)
WDC Western Digital6100%+54.0%+54.0%
DVN Devon Energy2650%+53.8%+53.8%+13.2% (2)
MAS Masco4100%+28.4%+47.7%
MPWR Monolithic Power Systems1894.4%+43.5%+46.7%+62.0% (1)
FANG Diamondback Energy2075%+35.0%+45.7%
FSLR First Solar5100%+43.1%+43.1%
% 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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