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Oct 6, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	36.36%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	184 193	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 5, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	26.47%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	175 179	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 22, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	30%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	184 189	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 18, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	5.98%	Lloyd ByrneJefferies 72%	133 150	Previous Hold Current Hold	Get Alert
Sep 17, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	27.17%	Gabe DaoudTruist Securities 55%	166 180	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 17, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	5.98%	Paul DiamondCitigroup 56%	130 150	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Sep 14, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	33.53%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	171 189	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 10, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	28.59%	David DeckelbaumStifel 35%	182	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 3, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	—	Vin LovaglioSeaport Global 34%	—	Previous Initiates Current Neutral	Get Alert
Sep 2, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	23.64%	Noah HungnessWells Fargo 53%	163 175	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 13, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	15.16%	Sam MargolinWells Fargo 78%	163 175	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	20.81%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	153 171	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 10, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	17.28%	Gabe DaoudTruist Securities 55%	166 170	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 10, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	8.1%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	153 179	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 10, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-8.15%	Paul DiamondCitigroup 56%	130 155	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 7, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	20.11%	Gabe DaoudTruist Securities 55%	170 185	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 29, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	19.4%	Devin McDermottMorgan Stanley 76%	169 175	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 27, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	23.64%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	164 175	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 22, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	23.64%	Devin McDermottMorgan Stanley 76%	168 175	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 8, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	30.71%	Gabe DaoudTruist Securities 55%	185 187	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 7, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	26.47%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	176 179	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 6, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	15.87%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	162 164	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 22, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-4.62%	Paul ChengScotiabank 60%	114 135	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Apr 17, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-1.09%	Nick PopeRoth Capital 74%	130 140	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 13, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	32.12%	Gabe DaoudTruist Securities 55%	169 187	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 8, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	23.64%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	136 175	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 31, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	9.51%	Paul DiamondCitigroup 56%	120 155	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Mar 27, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	18.69%	Devin McDermottMorgan Stanley 76%	114 168	Previous Equal-Weight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 24, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	19.4%	Gabe DaoudTruist Securities 55%	169	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 16, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-3.91%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	109 136	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 12, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	34.24%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	158 190	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 6, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-15.22%	Paul DiamondCitigroup 56%	97 120	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Mar 5, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	11.63%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	151 158	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 5, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	0.32%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	119 142	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 11, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	6.68%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	151 160	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 28, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	13.04%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	160 165	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 27, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-22.99%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	109 113	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 23, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-19.46%	Devin McDermottMorgan Stanley 76%	114 123	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jan 14, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-31.47%	Scott GruberCitigroup 61%	97 105	Previous Buy Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 13, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-9.57%	Scott HanoldRBC Capital 67%	128 135	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jan 9, 2026	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-15.92%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	119 123	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Dec 12, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	5.98%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	142 150	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 21, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	—	Neal DingmannWilliam Blair 62%	—	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 18, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	16.57%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	165 167	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 14, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-20.16%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	108 113	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 12, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-13.1%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	123 130	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 17, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-23.7%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	108 149	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 14, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-8.15%	Nick PopeRoth Capital 74%	130	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 14, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-9.57%	Devin McDermottMorgan Stanley 76%	128 131	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Oct 7, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-4.62%	Scott HanoldRBC Capital 67%	130 135	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 6, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-8.15%	Scott HanoldRBC Capital 67%	130 130	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 3, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	17.99%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	167 169	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Sep 19, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-15.22%	Paul ChengScotiabank 60%	120	Previous Initiates Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Sep 17, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-13.1%	Noah HungnessB of A Securities 53%	112 123	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 17, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	5.27%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	146 149	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Sep 16, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	19.4%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	166 169	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Sep 16, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-8.15%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	122 130	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 15, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	0.32%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	142 152	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 20, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-13.81%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	120 122	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 15, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	3.15%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	143 146	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 14, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	17.28%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	164 166	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-15.22%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	113 120	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 7, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	7.39%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	150 152	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	15.87%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	159 164	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 15, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	1.03%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	142 143	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 9, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-11.69%	Paul DiamondCitigroup 56%	120 125	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 1, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	12.34%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	159 161	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jun 16, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	0.32%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	142 158	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 23, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-20.87%	Noah HungnessB of A Securities 53%	112 114	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 13, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	5.98%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	150 154	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 29, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-19.46%	Noah HungnessB of A Securities 53%	114 125	Previous Neutral Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 22, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	29.29%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	183 184	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Apr 15, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	11.63%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	158 166	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Apr 14, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	8.8%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	154 178	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 11, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	2.44%	Scott HanoldRBC Capital 67%	145 165	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 7, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-15.22%	Paul DiamondCitigroup 56%	120 135	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 1, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-11.69%	Noah HungnessB of A Securities 53%	125 138	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Mar 27, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-1.79%	Devin McDermottMorgan Stanley 76%	139 160	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Mar 24, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	17.28%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	166 175	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 6, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	30%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	184 193	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 4, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-4.62%	Paul DiamondCitigroup 56%	135 160	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 15, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	36.36%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	193 194	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 15, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	23.64%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	175 176	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 13, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	31.41%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	185 186	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 13, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	-2.5%	Noah HungnessB of A Securities 53%	138 208	Previous Buy Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 10, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	11.63%	Devin McDermottMorgan Stanley 76%	158	Previous Initiates Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jan 3, 2025	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	9.51%	Doug LeggateWolfe Research 66%	155 155	Previous Peer Perform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Dec 17, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	37.06%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	194 212	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Dec 17, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	24.35%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	175 176	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Dec 16, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	25.76%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	178 192	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Dec 9, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	13.75%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	161 168	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 20, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	27.17%	Scott HanoldRBC Capital 67%	180 185	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 18, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	49.78%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	211 212	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 16, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	27.17%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	180 185	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 16, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	18.69%	Josh SilversteinUBS 63%	168	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 15, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	49.07%	Mark LearPiper Sandler 68%	206 211	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 4, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	23.64%	Phillip JungwirthBMO Capital 64%	175 205	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 1, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	30.71%	Hanwen ChangWells Fargo 73%	185 200	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Sep 30, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	30.71%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	185 223	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 20, 2024	CHRDChord Energy	$141.54	41.3%	Scott HanoldRBC Capital 67%	200 200	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert

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What Are Analyst Stock Ratings?

Analyst ratings measure the expected performance of a stock during a given time period. Analysts and brokerage firms often use ratings when they issue stock recommendations to stock traders.

Analysts arrive at stock ratings after they research companies’ public financial statements, communicate with executives and customers and interact with companies in other ways.

Most analysts issue ratings 4 times a year, usually at 3-month intervals.

How to Use Analyst Ratings

As an investor or trader, you want to be able to use analyst ratings effectively. Here are steps you can take to understand how to synthesize all the information analysts report about a particular company and how to apply it to your own trades.

Step 1: Check Ratings History

In the short term, look to see whether analysts suggest an initiation, upgrade or downgrade for a particular stock. Understand how the rating changed compared to the previous rating and whether a price target gets announced or changed.

Sometimes the rating stays the same and only the price target changes, which could cause the stock to move in either direction, depending on the significance of the change between the 2 price targets.

Step 2: Check for Other News

In the short term, check to see how the stock reacts to positive or negative news. This will be an indication of the company’s outlook because analyst ratings usually come out after the company announces news (it’ll typically be earnings news).

Step 3: Look at the Sector for News

Check to see if other stocks in the sector also received similar ratings. This could indicate micro news, which refers to when the whole sector or specific company trades in a specific way due to news outside of one company.

Step 4: Look at the Note

If available, look over the analyst note itself. The beginning of the note has the main information of the rating and price target. Investors should also take a look at the summary of the note, which you can find in the first couple pages and give you a concrete overview of the company. This can help you get an understanding of how analysts arrived at their thesis on the stock.

An example of an analyst note. Source: Needham

Step 5: Make a Decision

After reviewing the analyst ratings (and whether the analyst proposes a change or initiation) and find the reason for that note. Make a decision based on the analyst thesis on the company. This should give you guidance on how to make your thesis. Analyst ratings are a good indication of what professionals believe the company or sector will do, helping you get a better understanding of the companies you’re interested in.

Analyst Rating Accuracy

Analyst ratings are not set in stone and nobody knows indefinitely what a stock will do. Therefore, analyst ratings should be taken as an educated guess made by professionals who carefully study the specific company and sector in question. It's not a surprise that the accuracy of each rating can vary by each individual analyst and specific ratings on companies.

In other words, there’s no hard number or percentage on how accurate analyst ratings are because they are like educated guesses on what they think the stock will do based on their research, within that particular sector. In addition, each firm has so many analysts and so many different companies to review that you can compare ratings to glean what you believe is the truth.

Where Analyst Ratings Come From

Analyst ratings come from stock analysts. Analysts “go deep” on companies within a particular industry or sector. Some analysts employ a top-down approach (they start with an industry or sector and look for excellent companies within that industry or sector) and other stock analysts choose a bottom-up approach, which means they start with the company first and connect the dots within that company’s sector or industry. Analysts evaluate:

Financial statements
Economic fundamentals
Suppliers, customers and competitors
Management quality
Business model
Revenue
Expenses
Assets
Liabilities

While these evaluations are done using facts and figures that any investor can access, they come down to a conclusion the analyst must draw. While this isn’t an unqualified opinion, analysts will disagree because their interpretations of the data could vary.

Types of Stock Ratings

Stock ratings can range from simple “buy” and “sell” ratings to “equal weight” and “outperform” ratings. Here’s a quick overview of how analysts rate stocks.

Buy Rating

A “buy” rating indicates that an analyst is optimistic about a stock’s short-term or mid-term growth and recommends that traders purchase the stock. An analyst may even go so far as to indicate that a stock is a “strong buy.” At the same time, you may choose to swing trade the asset for a profit and come back later to start the process all over again.

Sell Rating

A “sell” rating means that an analyst believes the stock will trend downward in a particular time frame. Analysts might even refer to a security as a “strong sell.” Remember, though, you may want to swing trade and come back to this asset in the future even though you just chose to sell, just as you would under a “buy” rating.

Hold

A “hold” rating suggests that investors should not buy more of or sell the specified stock because they believe the stock should perform in a way that’s consistent with the market or will perform similarly to comparable companies within that particular sector. This is akin to the value investing approach that Warren Buffett uses, looking to gain long-term value from a single stock rather than flipping it because of a bad week. As many have said, it’s not a loss until you sell.

Underperform

An “underperform” rating means an analyst indicates that a stock is expected to perform below the market or sector average. And yes, while the underperform rating may not bode well for an asset in the next few weeks, it may not stay that way. Continue to carefully monitor your portfolio to ensure that an underperforming asset hasn’t turned itself around. As companies are faced with the Herculean task of pleasing shareholders, they will push to fix their underperforming stocks, meaning that a stock you wrote off could rise again.

Outperform

An “outperform” rating means that an analyst expects a stock to outperform the market or sector average. While the stock may look to outperform the market or a sector’s average, that doesn’t mean it will continue to soar forever. You must look at an outperform rating as what that asset will do in recent times, but it may not maintain that trajectory.

Equal-Weight

An equal weight rating means that an analyst believes that an individual stock's performance will tie to the average of all the stocks that an analyst covers in that particular sector. This type of rating helps investors get a true comparison of stocks to each other within a particular sector or industry. At the same time, equal-weight ratings could change at any time.

Price Target

A price target is an analyst’s projection of a stock’s future price. A price target is generally set up in a general trade or area where the asset might land. This means that the analyst could get close without hitting the figure on the head. Even so, the analyst wants to get close and better predict the movement of the marketplace and the asset.

Understanding Stock Ratings

Stock ratings are assessments of the investment potential of a particular stock. They are typically created by financial analysts who evaluate a company's financial performance, competitive positioning, and market outlook to provide guidance on the stock's expected future performance.

Ratings typically range from "buy" to "sell," with variations in between, such as "hold," "accumulate," or "neutral." A "buy" rating suggests that the stock is likely to perform well in the future, and investors should consider purchasing it. Conversely, a "sell" rating indicates that the stock is expected to underperform, and investors should consider selling it.

It's important to note that ratings are not guarantees of performance and should not be relied upon solely when making investment decisions. Ratings are just one factor to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, and investors should also conduct their own research and analysis to make informed decisions.

Another thing to keep in mind is that different analysts may have different opinions on a stock, so it's a good idea to consider multiple ratings before making an investment decision.

In addition to analyst ratings, investors can also consider other factors when evaluating a stock, such as its financial statements, management team, industry trends, and overall market conditions. By combining all of these factors, investors can make informed decisions about which stocks to buy or sell.

In summary, stock ratings are an important tool for investors to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, but they should not be the only factor used in investment decision-making. It's important to conduct your own research, consider multiple ratings, and take into account other factors before making an investment decision.

Should You Use Analyst Ratings to Inform Your Own Trades?

You can definitely use analyst ratings to inform your own trades and inform your own thesis but it’s a good idea to do your own research. However, analyst ratings are just one step in what should be a much larger investment strategy. Don’t fall in love with just one analyst. Compare notes. Look into how these ratings match with activity on the market and current events. Plus, remember that an analyst rating could easily be incorrect. No one is perfect, but these ratings are a good place to start.

Visit Benzinga News for more guidance on how to research companies and make decisions about research, trading and investing.

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