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Best Materials Analysts on Wall Street: Track Records Ranked

Exent ranks 98 materials analysts among Wall Street’s 1,000 by price‑target hit rate, returns after their calls and number of ratings, from a 7‑year backtest. How the sector’s analysts do, and who ranks below the members‑only top 50.

Reviewed by:David, Senior AnalystPublished Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 20, 20263 min readHow we research

Key takeaways

98 of the 1,000 analysts Exent ranks cover materials mainly; their median price‑target hit rate is 62.3% (all analysts: 52.4%).
A median 67.0% of their calls were up 12 months later; targets that were hit took a median 70 days.
The top 50 materials analysts and their live calls are members‑only in Exent Gems; 51 more have free profiles below.

In this article

How accurate are materials analysts?
The top‑ranked materials analysts
Materials analysts ranked 51 and below
How analysts are ranked

How accurate are materials analysts?

Median across the sector’s analysts	Materials	All analysts
Price‑target hit rate	62.3%	52.4%
Calls up after 12 months	67.0%	64.0%
Median 12‑month return of calls	+20.6%	+13.4%
Median days to hit target	70 days	91 days

The top‑ranked materials analysts

The top 50 materials analysts are the ones Exent Gems follows in this sector. Who they are and what they are rating now is for members; their records are below.

Sector rank	Stars	Hit rate
#1	5.0★	55.6%
#2	5.0★	50.0%
#3	5.0★	82.3%
#4	5.0★	79.2%
#5	5.0★	—
#6	5.0★	81.3%
#7	5.0★	—
#8	5.0★	73.2%
#9	5.0★	100.0%
#10	5.0★	0.0%

#1
Analyst
Firm
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
55.6%
#2
Analyst
Firm
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
50.0%
#3
Analyst
Firm
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
82.3%
#4
Analyst
Firm
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
79.2%
#5
Analyst
Firm
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
—
#6
Analyst
Firm
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
81.3%
#7
Analyst
Firm
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
—
#8
Analyst
Firm
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
73.2%
#9
Analyst
Firm
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
100.0%
#10
Analyst
Firm
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
0.0%

See the top materials analysts in Gems

Materials analysts ranked 51 and below

Sector rank	Analyst	Firm	Stars	Hit rate	Newest ratings
#15	Peter Bell	Canaccord Genuity	5.0★	0.0%	After 3 days
#16	Paul Kaner	Ord Minnett	5.0★	—	After 3 days
#17	Eric Winmill	Scotiabank	5.0★	36.8%	After 3 days
#51	Tanya Jakusconek	Scotiabank	4.8★	76.3%	After 3 days
#52	Levi Spry	UBS	4.8★	77.8%	After 3 days
#53	Ross Bennett	Morgans	4.8★	—	After 3 days
#54	Alexander Hacking	Citi	4.8★	74.1%	After 3 days
#55	Alain Gabriel	Morgan Stanley	4.8★	50.0%	After 3 days
#56	Hamir Patel	CIBC	4.8★	32.4%	After 3 days
#57	Rahul Anand	Morgan Stanley	4.8★	0.0%	After 3 days
#58	Yuta Nishiyama	Citi	4.8★	—	After 3 days
#59	Andrew Richards CFA	Petra Capital	4.8★	—	After 3 days
#60	Cole McGill	Stifel Nicolaus	4.8★	0.0%	After 3 days
#61	Allison Carson CFA	Desjardins	4.8★	—	After 3 days
#62	Thanh Ha Pham	Jefferies	4.8★	—	After 3 days
#63	Paul Howard CFA	Canaccord Genuity	4.7★	—	After 3 days
#64	Krishan Agarwal	Citi	4.8★	—	After 3 days
#65	Marina Calero	RBC Capital	4.8★	66.7%	After 3 days
#66	Mike Niehuser	Roth MKM	4.8★	48.8%	After 3 days
#67	Liam Fitzpatrick	Deutsche Bank	4.8★	30.0%	After 3 days
#68	Jason Fairclough	Bank of America Securities	4.7★	56.3%	After 3 days
#69	Ian Rossouw CFA	Barclays	4.8★	100.0%	After 3 days
#70	Mohamed Sidibe	National Bank	4.7★	—	After 3 days
#71	Jake Sekelsky	Alliance Global Partners	4.7★	35.9%	After 3 days
#72	Shuhang Jiang	Jefferies	4.7★	—	After 3 days
#73	Wayne Lam	TD Cowen	4.7★	100.0%	After 3 days
#74	Kaan Peker	RBC Capital	4.7★	100.0%	After 3 days
#75	Ralph M. Profiti	Stifel Nicolaus	4.6★	76.5%	After 3 days
#76	Carlos De Alba	Morgan Stanley	4.7★	70.9%	After 3 days
#77	Peter Kormendy	Shaw and Partners	4.7★	—	After 3 days

#15
Analyst
Peter Bell
Firm
Canaccord Genuity
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
0.0%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#16
Analyst
Paul Kaner
Firm
Ord Minnett
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
—
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#17
Analyst
Eric Winmill
Firm
Scotiabank
Stars
5.0★
Hit rate
36.8%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#51
Analyst
Tanya Jakusconek
Firm
Scotiabank
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
76.3%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#52
Analyst
Levi Spry
Firm
UBS
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
77.8%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#53
Analyst
Ross Bennett
Firm
Morgans
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
—
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#54
Analyst
Alexander Hacking
Firm
Citi
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
74.1%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#55
Analyst
Alain Gabriel
Firm
Morgan Stanley
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
50.0%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#56
Analyst
Hamir Patel
Firm
CIBC
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
32.4%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#57
Analyst
Rahul Anand
Firm
Morgan Stanley
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
0.0%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#58
Analyst
Yuta Nishiyama
Firm
Citi
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
—
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#59
Analyst
Andrew Richards CFA
Firm
Petra Capital
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
—
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#60
Analyst
Cole McGill
Firm
Stifel Nicolaus
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
0.0%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#61
Analyst
Allison Carson CFA
Firm
Desjardins
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
—
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#62
Analyst
Thanh Ha Pham
Firm
Jefferies
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
—
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#63
Analyst
Paul Howard CFA
Firm
Canaccord Genuity
Stars
4.7★
Hit rate
—
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#64
Analyst
Krishan Agarwal
Firm
Citi
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
—
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#65
Analyst
Marina Calero
Firm
RBC Capital
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
66.7%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#66
Analyst
Mike Niehuser
Firm
Roth MKM
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
48.8%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#67
Analyst
Liam Fitzpatrick
Firm
Deutsche Bank
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
30.0%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#68
Analyst
Jason Fairclough
Firm
Bank of America Securities
Stars
4.7★
Hit rate
56.3%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#69
Analyst
Ian Rossouw CFA
Firm
Barclays
Stars
4.8★
Hit rate
100.0%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#70
Analyst
Mohamed Sidibe
Firm
National Bank
Stars
4.7★
Hit rate
—
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#71
Analyst
Jake Sekelsky
Firm
Alliance Global Partners
Stars
4.7★
Hit rate
35.9%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#72
Analyst
Shuhang Jiang
Firm
Jefferies
Stars
4.7★
Hit rate
—
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#73
Analyst
Wayne Lam
Firm
TD Cowen
Stars
4.7★
Hit rate
100.0%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#74
Analyst
Kaan Peker
Firm
RBC Capital
Stars
4.7★
Hit rate
100.0%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#75
Analyst
Ralph M. Profiti
Firm
Stifel Nicolaus
Stars
4.6★
Hit rate
76.5%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#76
Analyst
Carlos De Alba
Firm
Morgan Stanley
Stars
4.7★
Hit rate
70.9%
Newest ratings
After 3 days
#77
Analyst
Peter Kormendy
Firm
Shaw and Partners
Stars
4.7★
Hit rate
—
Newest ratings
After 3 days

More materials analysts: Ben Davis · John Roberts CFA · Bastian Synagowitz · Guilherme Rosito · Mike Parkin · Siddharth Rajeev · Jamie Spratt · Joy Zhang · Fahad Tariq · Puneet Singh · Marcio Farid · Joel Jackson · Reg Spencer · Alexander Pearce · Nick Giles · Chris Brown CFA · Lyndon Fagan · Aleksey Yefremov · Bennett Moore · Austin Yun · Pete Osterland

How analysts are ranked

Every rating with a price target over a 7‑year lookback is replayed: was the target reached, how fast, and what the stock returned 1, 3, 6 and 12 months later. The ranking combines success rate, average return and number of ratings; the sector rank orders the analysts whose main sector is materials. Sector figures are medians, so one star analyst does not carry the group. All sectors and the overall ranking.

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.

Frequently asked questions

In Exent’s ranking, the top materials analyst reached 55.6% of price targets over a 7-year lookback, against a 62.3% median for the sector. The names and live calls of the top 50 materials analysts are members-only in Exent Gems (exent.ai/radar).

Across the 98 materials analysts in Exent’s ranking, the median price-target hit rate was 62.3% over a 7-year lookback, against 52.4% for all analysts, and a median 67.0% of their calls were up 12 months later.

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