Wall Street analysts make new stock picks on a daily basis. Unfortunately for investors, not all analysts have particularly impressive track records at predicting market movements. Even when it comes to one single stock, analyst ratings and price targets can vary widely, leaving investors confused about which analyst's opinion to trust.
Benzinga's Analyst Ratings API is a collection of the highest-quality stock ratings curated by the Benzinga news desk via direct partnerships with major sell-side banks. Benzinga displays overnight ratings changes on a daily basis three hours prior to the U.S. equity market opening. Data specialists at investment dashboard provider Toggle.ai recently uncovered that the analyst insights Benzinga Pro subscribers and Benzinga readers regularly receive can successfully be used as trading indicators to outperform the stock market.
Top Analyst Picks: Fortunately, any Benzinga reader can access the latest analyst ratings on the Analyst Stock Ratings page. One of the ways traders can sort through Benzinga's extensive database of analyst ratings is by analyst accuracy. Here's a look at the most recent stock picks from each of the five most accurate Wall Street analysts, according to Benzinga Analyst Stock Ratings.
- Analyst: John White
Analyst Firm: Roth Capital
Ratings Accuracy: 90%
Latest Rating: Upgraded rating on Denbury Inc. DEN from Neutral to Buy on November 22, 2022, with a price target of $108. White sees around 20% surge in the company’s stock
- Analyst: Catherine Schulte
Analyst Firm: Baird
Ratings Accuracy: 88%
Latest Rating: Maintained an Outperform rating for Twist Bioscience Corporation TWST on November 21, 2022, and cut the price target from $56 to $33. Schulte predicts around 30% increase in the stock.
- Analyst: Philip Gibbs
Analyst Firm: Keybanc
Ratings Accuracy: 83%
Latest Rating: Reiterated an Overweight rating for Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. RS on November 22, 2022, and raised the price target from $210 to $225. Gibbs expects a 6% rise in the company’s stock.
- Analyst: Michael Ward
Analyst Firm: Citigroup
Ratings Accuracy: 83%
Latest Rating: Maintained a Sell rating on The Progressive Corporation PGR on November 22, 2022, but cut the price target from $106 to $104. Ward sees around 21% plunge in the stock.
- Analyst: Aaron Rakers
Analyst Firm: Wells Fargo
Ratings Accuracy: 82%
Latest Rating: Maintained an Overweight rating for Dell Technologies Inc. DELL on November 22, 2022, but reduced the price target from $58 to $52. Rakers sees the stock jumping around 16%.
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