Analyst firms ranked by 12-month price-target accuracy
| 1 | US Capital Advisors | 80.0% | +157.5% | 10 |
| 2 | Itau BBA | 80.0% | +83.7% | 5 |
| 3 | CICC | 80.0% | +73.5% | 5 |
| 4 | Neuberger Berman | 71.4% | +16.1% | 7 |
| 5 | Zelman & Assoc | 71.4% | +4.3% | 14 |
| 6 | CRT Capital | 69.2% | +17.5% | 13 |
| 7 | Boenning & Scattergood | 69.2% | +9.2% | 26 |
| 8 | Drexel Hamilton | 68.9% | +18.0% | 45 |
| 9 | Williams Capital | 66.7% | +7.8% | 18 |
| 10 | Phillip Securities | 66.7% | -0.9% | 6 |
| 11 | Argus Capital | 65.2% | +7.3% | 23 |
| 12 | Scotia Howard Weil | 65.0% | +4.2% | 20 |
| 13 | Summit Insights Group | 64.9% | +11.9% | 57 |
| 14 | Fox Advisors | 64.7% | +8.3% | 17 |
| 15 | H.C. Wainwright | 64.3% | +56.8% | 28 |
| 16 | GLJ Research | 63.6% | +11.9% | 11 |
| 17 | Monness | 63.2% | +14.5% | 19 |
| 18 | Credit Agricole | 62.5% | -27.1% | 8 |
| 19 | Roth Capital | 62.2% | +40.5% | 135 |
| 20 | New Street | 62.2% | +0.1% | 45 |
| 21 | Northland Securities | 61.8% | +72.7% | 68 |
| 22 | Charter Equity | 61.5% | +7.9% | 13 |
| 23 | BGC FInancial | 61.5% | +4.7% | 26 |
| 24 | Piper Jaffray | 61.1% | +7.8% | 18 |
| 25 | Hudson Square | 60.0% | +2.6% | 10 |
| 26 | Portales Partners | 60.0% | -4.3% | 10 |
| 27 | Santander | 60.0% | -5.5% | 5 |
| 28 | B. Riley | 60.0% | -57.7% | 5 |
| 29 | China Renaissance | 60.0% | -61.4% | 15 |
| 30 | BGC Financial | 59.1% | +1.4% | 22 |
| 31 | Nomura Instinet | 58.8% | +2.2% | 17 |
| 32 | Rosenblatt Securities | 58.5% | +17.2% | 123 |
| 33 | Avondale Partners | 58.3% | +2.3% | 36 |
| 34 | Stephens & Co. | 58.1% | +3.2% | 198 |
| 35 | Johnson Rice | 58.1% | +6.7% | 31 |
| 36 | Ladenburg Thalmann | 57.9% | +3.7% | 38 |
| 37 | Cantor Fitzgerald | 57.8% | +33.3% | 166 |
| 38 | Redburn Partners | 57.5% | +0.4% | 73 |
| 39 | Mitsubishi UFJ | 57.1% | +20.7% | 7 |
| 40 | LightShed Partners | 57.1% | +18.6% | 7 |
| 41 | Fermium Research | 57.1% | +14.1% | 14 |
| 42 | LBBW Research | 57.1% | +9.2% | 7 |
| 43 | Gordon Haskett Capital Corporation | 57.1% | +6.1% | 14 |
| 44 | Global Hunter Securities | 57.1% | +2.9% | 7 |
| 45 | Davenport | 57.1% | +2.7% | 7 |
| 46 | Moffett Nathanson | 57.1% | +1.5% | 21 |
| 47 | Summit Research Partners | 57.1% | -0.5% | 7 |
| 48 | Danske Bank | 57.1% | -1.7% | 7 |
| 49 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | 57.0% | +3.0% | 316 |
| 50 | JMP Securities | 56.6% | +13.1% | 244 |
| 51 | Williams Trading | 56.5% | +11.2% | 62 |
| 52 | Janney Montgomery Scott | 56.4% | +4.6% | 133 |
| 53 | Buckingham Research | 56.3% | +1.7% | 126 |
| 54 | Canaccord Genuity | 56.2% | +9.5% | 265 |
| 55 | Janney Capital | 56.2% | +3.6% | 105 |
| 56 | Maxim Group | 56.1% | +17.6% | 66 |
| 57 | Loop Capital Markets | 56.0% | +11.3% | 359 |
| 58 | Truist Securities | 55.9% | -6.8% | 145 |
| 59 | Griffin | 55.6% | +11.0% | 9 |
| 60 | Deutsche bank | 55.6% | -0.4% | 18 |
| 61 | Oracle Investment Research | 55.6% | -9.4% | 9 |
| 62 | Evercore ISI Group | 55.3% | +2.6% | 785 |
| 63 | Craig-Hallum | 55.2% | +6.1% | 154 |
| 64 | Sterne Agee CRT | 54.8% | -0.5% | 42 |
| 65 | Leerink Partners | 54.5% | +2.1% | 88 |
| 66 | Janney Montgomery | 54.5% | -1.5% | 11 |
| 67 | Susquehanna | 54.4% | +7.3% | 575 |
| 68 | Berenberg | 54.4% | +2.0% | 136 |
| 69 | DZ Bank | 54.4% | -0.3% | 125 |
| 70 | Daiwa Capital | 54.4% | +7.0% | 57 |
| 71 | Brean Capital | 54.1% | +0.7% | 37 |
| 72 | Keefe Bruyette & Woods | 53.7% | +2.2% | 190 |
| 73 | Dahlman Rose | 53.3% | -2.0% | 15 |
| 74 | Benchmark | 53.0% | +9.6% | 83 |
| 75 | JP Morgan | 53.0% | +2.8% | 1,633 |
| 76 | Seaport Global | 53.0% | +4.7% | 270 |
| 77 | Alembic Global | 52.9% | -7.1% | 17 |
| 78 | Northcoast Research | 52.9% | +1.1% | 121 |
| 79 | B. Riley FBR | 52.8% | -8.8% | 123 |
| 80 | Nomura | 52.8% | +4.7% | 212 |
| 81 | Longbow Research | 52.8% | +2.2% | 161 |
| 82 | Oppenheimer | 52.8% | +5.2% | 790 |
| 83 | Pivotal Research | 52.7% | +7.4% | 74 |
| 84 | Mizuho Securities | 52.6% | +13.4% | 641 |
| 85 | BB&T Capital | 52.5% | +3.0% | 61 |
| 86 | Evercore Partners | 52.5% | +0.5% | 61 |
| 87 | Atlantic Equities | 52.4% | +1.0% | 309 |
| 88 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | 52.4% | -6.2% | 208 |
| 89 | Argus | 52.3% | +0.9% | 430 |
| 90 | Bernstein | 52.2% | +3.3% | 607 |
| 91 | S&P Capital IQ | 52.2% | +10.2% | 46 |
| 92 | Gordon Haskett | 52.1% | +4.6% | 71 |
| 93 | Buckingham | 52.1% | +0.4% | 48 |
| 94 | BMO Capital | 52.1% | +2.1% | 1,350 |
| 95 | Needham | 52.0% | +20.8% | 440 |
| 96 | Stifel | 52.0% | +1.8% | 569 |
| 97 | Morgan Stanley | 52.0% | +3.7% | 3,103 |
| 98 | Loop Capital | 51.9% | +5.0% | 160 |
| 99 | D.A. Davidson | 51.8% | +41.0% | 168 |
| 100 | Macquarie | 51.4% | +4.1% | 393 |
- 1US Capital Advisors80.0%+157.5%
- 2Itau BBA80.0%+83.7%
- 3CICC80.0%+73.5%
- 4Neuberger Berman71.4%+16.1%
- 5Zelman & Assoc71.4%+4.3%
- 6CRT Capital69.2%+17.5%
- 7Boenning & Scattergood69.2%+9.2%
- 8Drexel Hamilton68.9%+18.0%
- 9Williams Capital66.7%+7.8%
- 10Phillip Securities66.7%-0.9%
- 11Argus Capital65.2%+7.3%
- 12Scotia Howard Weil65.0%+4.2%
- 13Summit Insights Group64.9%+11.9%
- 14Fox Advisors64.7%+8.3%
- 15H.C. Wainwright64.3%+56.8%
- 16GLJ Research63.6%+11.9%
- 17Monness63.2%+14.5%
- 18Credit Agricole62.5%-27.1%
- 19Roth Capital62.2%+40.5%
- 20New Street62.2%+0.1%
- 21Northland Securities61.8%+72.7%
- 22Charter Equity61.5%+7.9%
- 23BGC FInancial61.5%+4.7%
- 24Piper Jaffray61.1%+7.8%
- 25Hudson Square60.0%+2.6%
- 26Portales Partners60.0%-4.3%
- 27Santander60.0%-5.5%
- 28B. Riley60.0%-57.7%
- 29China Renaissance60.0%-61.4%
- 30BGC Financial59.1%+1.4%
- 31Nomura Instinet58.8%+2.2%
- 32Rosenblatt Securities58.5%+17.2%
- 33Avondale Partners58.3%+2.3%
- 34Stephens & Co.58.1%+3.2%
- 35Johnson Rice58.1%+6.7%
- 36Ladenburg Thalmann57.9%+3.7%
- 37Cantor Fitzgerald57.8%+33.3%
- 38Redburn Partners57.5%+0.4%
- 39Mitsubishi UFJ57.1%+20.7%
- 40LightShed Partners57.1%+18.6%
- 41Fermium Research57.1%+14.1%
- 42LBBW Research57.1%+9.2%
- 43Gordon Haskett Capital Corporation57.1%+6.1%
- 44Global Hunter Securities57.1%+2.9%
- 45Davenport57.1%+2.7%
- 46Moffett Nathanson57.1%+1.5%
- 47Summit Research Partners57.1%-0.5%
- 48Danske Bank57.1%-1.7%
- 49Keefe, Bruyette & Woods57.0%+3.0%
- 50JMP Securities56.6%+13.1%
- 51Williams Trading56.5%+11.2%
- 52Janney Montgomery Scott56.4%+4.6%
- 53Buckingham Research56.3%+1.7%
- 54Canaccord Genuity56.2%+9.5%
- 55Janney Capital56.2%+3.6%
- 56Maxim Group56.1%+17.6%
- 57Loop Capital Markets56.0%+11.3%
- 58Truist Securities55.9%-6.8%
- 59Griffin55.6%+11.0%
- 60Deutsche bank55.6%-0.4%
- 61Oracle Investment Research55.6%-9.4%
- 62Evercore ISI Group55.3%+2.6%
- 63Craig-Hallum55.2%+6.1%
- 64Sterne Agee CRT54.8%-0.5%
- 65Leerink Partners54.5%+2.1%
- 66Janney Montgomery54.5%-1.5%
- 67Susquehanna54.4%+7.3%
- 68Berenberg54.4%+2.0%
- 69DZ Bank54.4%-0.3%
- 70Daiwa Capital54.4%+7.0%
- 71Brean Capital54.1%+0.7%
- 72Keefe Bruyette & Woods53.7%+2.2%
- 73Dahlman Rose53.3%-2.0%
- 74Benchmark53.0%+9.6%
- 75JP Morgan53.0%+2.8%
- 76Seaport Global53.0%+4.7%
- 77Alembic Global52.9%-7.1%
- 78Northcoast Research52.9%+1.1%
- 79B. Riley FBR52.8%-8.8%
- 80Nomura52.8%+4.7%
- 81Longbow Research52.8%+2.2%
- 82Oppenheimer52.8%+5.2%
- 83Pivotal Research52.7%+7.4%
- 84Mizuho Securities52.6%+13.4%
- 85BB&T Capital52.5%+3.0%
- 86Evercore Partners52.5%+0.5%
- 87Atlantic Equities52.4%+1.0%
- 88SunTrust Robinson Humphrey52.4%-6.2%
- 89Argus52.3%+0.9%
- 90Bernstein52.2%+3.3%
- 91S&P Capital IQ52.2%+10.2%
- 92Gordon Haskett52.1%+4.6%
- 93Buckingham52.1%+0.4%
- 94BMO Capital52.1%+2.1%
- 95Needham52.0%+20.8%
- 96Stifel52.0%+1.8%
- 97Morgan Stanley52.0%+3.7%
- 98Loop Capital51.9%+5.0%
- 99D.A. Davidson51.8%+41.0%
- 100Macquarie51.4%+4.1%
Hit rate is the share of a firm's resolved price-target calls whose 12-month price direction proved correct. Avg 12-month return is the mean direction-aligned return across those calls. Only firms with enough resolved targets to be statistically meaningful are ranked.