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 983,543 analyst ratings.
How often Michael Rose’s price targets were reached, how fast, and what the stocks did after each call: a 7‑year backtest of 1,066 ratings, compared with the average Wall Street analyst.
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Michael Rose of Raymond James ranks #916 of the 1,181 analysts Exent scores, with a 4.6★ rating and a focus on financials. Over a 7‑year lookback, 47.3% of Michael’s price targets were reached, 5.8 points below the 53.1% average across all analysts.
| Metric | Michael Rose | All analysts |
|---|---|---|
| Price‑target hit rate | 47.3% | 53.1% |
| Median days to hit target | 127 days | 93 days |
| Calls up after 12 months | 70.0% | 64.4% |
| Median 12‑month return of calls | +15.5% | +13.5% |
| Hit rate, last 2 years | 60.7% | — |
| Average worst drop after a call | −13.0% | — |
| Ratings in the sample | 1,066 | — |
| Stocks covered | 42 | — |
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| Time to reach the target | Michael Rose |
|---|---|
| Under 30 days | 6.0% |
| 30–90 days | 24.4% |
| 90–180 days | 37.9% |
| Over 180 days | 31.6% |
Share of the targets that were reached, by how long they took. Targets are usually set for 12 months.
In the past year Michael’s ratings were 72% Buy, 27% Hold and 1% Sell.
Across 983,543 ratings, the average Wall Street analyst’s price target was reached 53.1% of the time: close to a coin flip. The spread between analysts is wide, and 14.3% of the 965 analysts with a measurable record reached 70% or more (Exent data, Nov 9, 2026).
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| Date | Stock | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | RNST | Maintained: Buy | Buy | $45.00 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | USCB | Maintained: Buy | Buy | $23.00 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HWC | Maintained: Buy | Buy | $86.00 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | PNC | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $255.00 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | FHN | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $27.00 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | FFIN | Initiated: Hold | Hold | — |
| Oct 14, 2026 | FFIN | Initiated Coverage: Hold | Hold | — |
| Oct 6, 2026 | BKU | Maintained: Buy | Buy | $49.00 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | SFBS | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $45.00 |
Michael’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.
Also at Raymond James: Patrick Brown · John Freeman · David Feaster · Gregory Peters · Melissa Fairbanks · Timothy Thein
Also covering financials: Thomas McJoynt Griffith · Owen Lau · Vivek Juneja · Ben Gerlinger · Glenn Schorr · Rowland Mayor
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 Nov 9, 2026; ranking updated Nov 11, 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 Michael Rose ranks #916 of 1,181 with a 4.6★ rating. 47.3% of price targets were reached over a 7-year lookback (all analysts: 53.1%), and 70.0% of calls were up 12 months later. Past accuracy does not guarantee future accuracy.
In Exent’s 7-year price-target backtest, 47.3% of Michael Rose’s price targets were reached, with a median of 127 days to reach a target (all analysts: 53.1%).
Michael Rose (Raymond James) covers 42 stocks, mostly in financials. The most frequently rated are FHN, TFC, TCBI, OBK, HWC.
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