Is Wolfe Research a reliable analyst?

In short — Over 1 year, 59.1% of Wolfe Research's targets proved profitable, for an average gain of +11.5% per call (all calls, winners and losers) — i.e. +5.1% vs its sector, across 486 timestamped calls replayed against real prices. JPI verdict: fairly reliable. An analyst can be good in one sector and poor in another — details below.
59.1%profitable calls
+11.5%avg gain / call
+5.1%vs sector
486scored calls

In which sectors is Wolfe Research reliable?

SectorCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
Comm.6066.7%+24.5%+24.5%-8.2% (4)
Industry9759.8%+13.1%+14.6%+1.0% (10)
Materials1861.1%+13.4%+13.9%
Tech9264.1%+12.5%+12.5%+142.6% (21)
Finance5657.1%+12.7%+12.4%+7.6% (8)
Health4667.4%+10.3%+9.0%+12.0% (5)
Cons. staples862.5%+8.0%+3.9%-24.4% (4)
Cons. disc.4650%+5.4%+3.3%+6.0% (2)
Utilities1952.6%+2.9%+3.3%-2.3% (3)
Energy2352.2%-0.1%+2.9%-0.2% (4)
Real estate2128.6%-4.7%-7.2%-20.8% (4)

The stocks Wolfe Research covers (track record per stock)

StockCalls % profitable Avg gain 2015+ Avg gain 2020+ Last 12 months
META Meta Platforms8100%+111.5%+111.5%
NVDA Nvidia4100%+106.3%+106.3%
UBER Uber7100%+63.4%+63.4%-13.1% (1)
TDG TransDigm Group3100%+56.5%+56.5%
DASH DoorDash366.7%+45.3%+45.3%
VMC Vulcan Materials Company4100%+43.0%+43.0%
PANW Palo Alto Networks5100%+41.1%+41.1%
NOW ServiceNow683.3%+38.8%+38.8%
TFC Truist Financial4100%+35.6%+35.6%
ADBE Adobe Inc.560%+33.1%+33.1%-37.8% (1)
WFC Wells Fargo666.7%+35.0%+32.8%
ORCL Oracle Corporation3100%+32.6%+32.6%-56.9% (1)
MMM 3M8100%+31.0%+31.0%
MSFT Microsoft6100%+30.0%+30.0%0.0% (1)
NFLX Netflix666.7%+27.3%+27.3%-8.8% (1)
SCHW Charles Schwab Corporation366.7%+15.9%+26.4%
ABBV AbbVie3100%+24.9%+24.9%
CHRW C.H. Robinson560%+19.6%+23.4%
CHTR Charter Communications475%+21.6%+21.6%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A)1361.5%+20.5%+20.5%+30.5% (1)
GOOG Alphabet Inc. (Class C)966.7%+19.0%+19.0%
TMUS T-Mobile US366.7%+12.9%+12.9%
BA Boeing450%+7.5%+7.5%
KMI Kinder Morgan333.3%-8.0%+7.1%+18.6% (1)
ABT Abbott Laboratories366.7%+6.6%+6.6%
% 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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