Is Wells Fargo a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 61.7% of Wells Fargo's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +14.2% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +2.8% vs its sector, across 3972 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
61.7%profitable calls
+14.2%avg gain / call
+2.8%vs sector
3972scored calls

In which sectors is Wells Fargo reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Tech52470.8%+35.2%+36.6%+39.5% (170)
Energy32361%+17.2%+23.1%+14.3% (58)
Cons. disc.47962.4%+16.6%+16.6%-2.1% (151)
Industry55362.9%+15.0%+15.2%+7.3% (128)
Finance63661%+10.7%+11.2%+3.6% (145)
Comm.15356.2%+10.6%+9.5%+2.3% (40)
Utilities29267.1%+9.6%+9.0%+2.7% (60)
Health36359.2%+7.5%+7.2%+7.4% (96)
Real estate22353.8%+4.7%+4.4%+9.1% (60)
Cons. staples23857.6%+3.6%+2.8%+6.3% (79)
Materials18849.5%+0.9%+0.5%+13.5% (83)

The stocks Wells Fargo covers (track record per stock)

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
MU Micron Technology2277.3%+130.2%+172.2%+174.9% (8)
WDC Western Digital1643.8%+105.8%+131.2%+264.2% (8)
DECK Deckers Brands5100%+110.9%+124.1%-5.6% (1)
AIG American International Group560%+13.3%+120.0%
APP AppLovin5100%+100.5%+100.5%+7.1% (9)
MCHP Microchip Technology5100%+35.6%+99.6%
CVNA Carvana1978.9%+98.6%+95.4%-10.5% (5)
NVDA Nvidia2889.3%+92.9%+92.9%+0.3% (3)
TPR Tapestry, Inc.2181%+62.2%+71.4%+25.4% (5)
META Meta Platforms988.9%+66.0%+66.0%
DVN Devon Energy2055%+53.4%+65.6%+10.2% (5)
APH Amphenol3100%+27.3%+63.9%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices1681.3%+62.4%+61.7%+97.4% (7)
NRG NRG Energy988.9%+60.8%+60.8%-15.5% (2)
HWM Howmet Aerospace10100%+59.6%+59.6%
ETN Eaton Corporation7100%+36.7%+58.2%
RCL Royal Caribbean Group1681.3%+43.2%+57.3%+0.5% (7)
ANET Arista Networks9100%+56.5%+56.5%+18.1% (2)
GE GE Aerospace11100%+55.7%+55.7%+30.5% (1)
PH Parker Hannifin2095%+52.8%+55.5%+13.7% (7)
CEG Constellation Energy12100%+53.2%+53.2%-21.3% (4)
BX Blackstone Inc.13100%+46.7%+52.8%
KKR KKR & Co.2462.5%+43.3%+51.4%-31.8% (1)
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.5100%+28.1%+48.6%
RTX RTX Corporation7100%+48.1%+48.1%
% 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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