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 Sam Slutsky’s price targets were reached, how fast, and what the stocks did after each call: a 7‑year backtest of 1,145 ratings, compared with the average Wall Street analyst.
Sam Slutsky of LifeSci Capital ranks #116 of the 1,000 analysts Exent scores, with a 5.0★ rating and a focus on healthcare. Over a 7‑year lookback, 27.5% of Sam’s price targets were reached, 24.9 points below the 52.4% average across all analysts.
| Metric | Sam Slutsky | All analysts |
|---|---|---|
| Price‑target hit rate | 27.5% | 52.4% |
| Median days to hit target | 102 days | 91 days |
| Calls up after 12 months | 38.8% | 64.0% |
| Median 12‑month return of calls | −20.3% | +13.4% |
| Hit rate, last 2 years | 27.3% | — |
| Average worst drop after a call | −35.4% | — |
| Ratings in the sample | 1,145 | — |
| Stocks covered | 22 | — |
| Time to reach the target | Sam Slutsky |
|---|---|
| Under 30 days | 17.9% |
| 30–90 days | 26.9% |
| 90–180 days | 26.1% |
| Over 180 days | 29.1% |
Share of the targets that were reached, by how long they took. Targets are usually set for 12 months.
| Stock | Ratings in the sample |
|---|---|
| SYRE | 41 |
| OLMA | 32 |
| PVLA | 32 |
| ABVX | 32 |
| ELVN | 26 |
| ORKA | 24 |
| COGT | 20 |
| AVBP | 19 |
In the past year Sam’s ratings were 95% Buy, 5% Hold and 0% Sell.
| Date | Stock | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | OLMA | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $16.00 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | DMRA | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $45.00 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | PYXS | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $6.00 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | COGT | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $55.00 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | OLMA | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $16.00 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | AVBP | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $43.00 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | IMUX | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $56.00 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | ORKA | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $175.00 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | PYXS | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $6.00 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | SYRE | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $116.00 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | ATTO | Reiterated: Buy | Buy | $45.00 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | TCRX | Downgraded: Hold | Hold | $0.00 |
Live ratings from Sam Slutsky and the other top‑ranked analysts, and the stocks where they agree, are in Exent Stocks Radar.
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 19, 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 Sam Slutsky ranks #116 of 1,000 with a 5.0★ rating. 27.5% of price targets were reached over a 7-year lookback (all analysts: 52.4%), and 38.8% of calls were up 12 months later. Past accuracy does not guarantee future accuracy.
Sam Slutsky’s success rate is 49.8% by the ranking source and 27.5% by Exent’s price-target hit-rate backtest, with a median of 102 days to reach a target.
Sam Slutsky (LifeSci Capital) covers 22 stocks, mostly in healthcare. The most frequently rated are SYRE, OLMA, PVLA, ABVX, ELVN.
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