Benzinga - 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.
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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: Rick Patel
Analyst Firm: Raymond James
Ratings Accuracy: 88%
Latest Rating: Maintained a Strong Buy rating on Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) on December 6, 2022, and boosted the price target from $345 to $438. Patel sees around 34% surge in the company’s stock.
- Analyst: Charles Meade
Analyst Firm: Johnson Rice
Ratings Accuracy: 87%
Latest Rating: Upgraded rating on Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) from Accumulate to Buy on December 5, 2022, and raised the price target from $205 to $210. Rice predicts around 62% increase in the stock.
- Analyst: William Power
Analyst Firm: Baird
Ratings Accuracy: 86%
Latest Rating: Reiterated an Outperform rating for MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB) on December 5, 2022, but slashed the price target from $330 to $205. Power expects around 7% rise in the company’s stock.
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- Analyst: Spiro Dounis
Analyst Firm: Citigroup (NYSE:C)
Ratings Accuracy: 86%
Latest Rating: Initiated coverage on Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) with a Buy rating on December 9, 2022, and with a price target of $32. Dounis sees around 16% rise in the stock.
- Analyst: Joseph Quatrochi
Analyst Firm: Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC)
Ratings Accuracy: 86%
Latest Rating: Maintained an Overweight rating for KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) on December 7, 2022, and raised the price target from $360 to $420. Quatrochi sees the stock jumping more than 6%.
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