Are Analyst Price Targets Accurate? 7 Years of Data
How often Wall Street price targets are reached, how long it takes, and how the promised upside compares with what stocks actually did. From Exent’s backtest of 628,792 analyst ratings.
How often Donald Fandetti’s price targets were reached, how fast, and what the stocks did after each call: a 7‑year backtest of 1,038 ratings, compared with the average Wall Street analyst.
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Donald Fandetti of Wells Fargo ranks #843 of the 1,000 analysts Exent scores, with a 4.6★ rating and a focus on financials. Over a 7‑year lookback, 48.8% of Donald’s price targets were reached, 3.6 points below the 52.4% average across all analysts.
| Metric | Donald Fandetti | All analysts |
|---|---|---|
| Price‑target hit rate | 48.8% | 52.4% |
| Median days to hit target | 111 days | 91 days |
| Calls up after 12 months | 72.7% | 64.0% |
| Median 12‑month return of calls | +15.8% | +13.4% |
| Hit rate, last 2 years | 42.8% | — |
| Average worst drop after a call | −15.2% | — |
| Ratings in the sample | 1,038 | — |
| Stocks covered | 23 | — |
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| Time to reach the target | Donald Fandetti |
|---|---|
| Under 30 days | 15.3% |
| 30–90 days | 25.2% |
| 90–180 days | 32.0% |
| Over 180 days | 27.5% |
Share of the targets that were reached, by how long they took. Targets are usually set for 12 months.
In the past year Donald’s ratings were 77% Buy, 21% Hold and 2% Sell.
| Date | Stock | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | COF | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $260.00 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | AXP | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $415.00 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | BFH | Reiterated: Hold | Hold | $115.00 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | SYF | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $88.00 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | SLM | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $28.00 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | OMF | Reiterated: Hold | Hold | $65.00 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | BFH | Initiated Coverage: Hold | Hold | $115.00 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | SYF | Rated: Buy | Buy | $88.00 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | COF | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $260.00 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | SOFI | Reiterated: Hold | Hold | $17.00 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | AXP | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $415.00 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | STWD | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $20.00 |
Donald’s ratings are free on Exent 3 days after publication. Exent Gems has them the same day, with the calls of the top‑ranked analysts and the stocks where several of them agree.
Exent replays every rating with a price target over a 7‑year lookback: was the target reached, how long it took, and what the stock returned 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after the call. The star rating and rank combine success rate, average return and the number of ratings, so a few lucky calls do not make a top analyst. Statistics as of Jun 24, 2026; ranking updated Oct 20, 2026. How accurate are analyst price targets overall?
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Historical figures are calculated by Exent from market data and are for education only; they are not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
By Exent’s scoring Donald Fandetti ranks #843 of 1,000 with a 4.6★ rating. 48.8% of price targets were reached over a 7-year lookback (all analysts: 52.4%), and 72.7% of calls were up 12 months later. Past accuracy does not guarantee future accuracy.
Donald Fandetti’s success rate is 58.7% by the ranking source and 48.8% by Exent’s price-target hit-rate backtest, with a median of 111 days to reach a target.
Donald Fandetti (Wells Fargo) covers 23 stocks, mostly in financials. The most frequently rated are AXP, COF, SYF, SLM, OMF.
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