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 921,573 analyst ratings.
Fadi Chamoun is one of the top‑ranked analysts in Exent’s 7‑year backtest. What Fadi covers, how Fadi’s ratings lean, how fast price targets were reached and the ratings from before the last 30 days; the full record and the newest calls are members‑only.
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Fadi Chamoun of BMO Capital ranks among the top‑ranked analysts of the 1,121 Exent scores, with a focus on industrials. The top of the ranking is what Exent Gems follows, so Fadi’s exact rank, hit rate and live calls are for members.
| Metric | Fadi Chamoun | All analysts |
|---|---|---|
| Exent rank | ??? | — |
| Price‑target hit rate | ??? | 53.6% |
| Calls up after 12 months | ??? | 64.6% |
| Median 12‑month return of calls | ??? | +13.4% |
| Median days to hit target | ??? | 91 days |
| Stocks covered | 26 | — |
| Time to reach the target | Fadi Chamoun |
|---|---|
| Under 30 days | 22.0% |
| 30–90 days | 17.0% |
| 90–180 days | 28.0% |
| Over 180 days | 33.0% |
Share of the targets that were reached, by how long they took. Targets are usually set for 12 months.
XPO · TSX-BBD.B · UNP · TSX-CNR · TSX-CAE · JBHT · TSX-AC · ODFL
In the past year Fadi’s ratings were 57% Buy, 43% Hold and 0% Sell.
Across 921,573 ratings, the average Wall Street analyst’s price target was reached 53.6% of the time: close to a coin flip. The spread between analysts is wide, and 15.6% of the 917 analysts with a measurable record reached 70% or more (Exent data, Oct 20, 2026).
Exent Gems is built on the top 50 of Exent’s ranking. Over the last two years, some of them reached 90% or more of their price targets. Who they are, which stocks they are calling now and how often they have been right is for members.
| Date | Stock | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| Oct 15, 2026 | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| Oct 9, 2026 | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| Oct 7, 2026 | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| Oct 6, 2026 | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| Sep 16, 2026 | TSX-CAE | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $47.00 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | RXO | Rated: Buy | Buy | $35.00 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | TSX-BBD.B | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $375.00 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | UPS | Rated: Hold | Hold | $115.00 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | JBHT | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $320.00 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | TSX-CAE | Rated: Buy | Buy | $47.00 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | TSX-AC | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $37.00 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | TSX-CJT | Reiterated: Hold | Hold | $90.00 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | TSX-CHR | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $45.26 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | RXO | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $35.00 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | SAIA | Reiterated: Hold | Hold | $400.00 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | ODFL | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $260.00 |
Fadi published 5 ratings in the last 30 days, the latest on Oct 16, 2026. Ratings from the last 30 days are members‑only in Exent Gems, with the stocks where several top‑ranked analysts agree; older ratings are shown in full.
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 Oct 20, 2026; ranking updated Oct 22, 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, Fadi Chamoun ranks among the top‑ranked analysts of the 1,121 Exent scores, based on a 7-year backtest of price-target hit rate, returns after calls and number of ratings. The exact rank, hit rate and live calls are members-only in Exent Gems (exent.ai/radar). Past accuracy does not guarantee future accuracy.
Fadi Chamoun’s price-target hit rate is part of the members-only record in Exent Gems (exent.ai/radar). For comparison, the average analyst’s price targets were reached 53.6% of the time.
Fadi Chamoun (BMO Capital) covers 26 stocks, mostly in industrials. The most frequently rated are XPO, TSX-BBD.B, UNP, TSX-CNR, TSX-CAE.
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