By Mathew Auto, AnaChart research desk. Updated November 1, 2026 with figures from AnaChart’s records.

Not all stock analysts are created equal. On Wall Street, thousands of analysts publish price targets and buy/sell ratings every week, but most are never measured on whether they were right. Reputation, media presence, and firm prestige drive attention. Actual accuracy rarely enters the picture.

AnaChart changes that. We track the records of Wall Street analysts across thousands of US-listed stocks, from 660K+ price targets going back to 2008, so you can see who has delivered and who hasn’t.

This page is your starting point for finding the top stock analysts by accuracy, sector, and coverage.

How AnaChart Ranks Stock Analysts

Our ranking system is built on a simple premise: an analyst is only as good as their track record. We don’t factor in media appearances, years of experience, or employer reputation. What we measure:

• Met ratio: did the stock reach the analyst’s price target? The ratio counts targets met out of targets set, on each stock.
• Average days to target: how long the targets that were met took to get there.
• Performance score: how far each target sat from the price and how fast the stock reached it, averaged per analyst and stock. A target not reached scores zero.

The result is a leaderboard of stock analysts ranked by their records, stock by stock. No reputation bias. No follower counts. Just results.

For a full breakdown of the methodology, see How AnaChart Ranks Analysts.

What Separates Top Analysts from the Rest

After tracking thousands of analysts since 2008, a few patterns show up in the records. Some are clear in the numbers. Others are habits worth checking for yourself.

Specialization over breadth

Analysts who cover a narrow group of companies closely build depth on those names. The records show that depth does not carry over to every stock.

Of 96 analysts with 10 or more targets on three or more of the big stocks we track, 28 are above 80% met on every one, and 39 have a gap of 30 points or more between their best and worst stock.

So judge the analyst on the stock you own.

Nike shows it clearly. Ten analysts have 10 or more targets on Nike and on another of the big stocks we track.

Nine met a smaller share on Nike. Krisztina Katai of Deutsche Bank has 3 of 11 on Nike and 23 of 25 on Costco.

Jay Sole of UBS has 38 of 75 on Nike and 27 of 28 on Crocs. Jonathan Komp of Baird is the exception, with 21 of 38 on Nike and 15 of 30 on Crocs.

Key takeaway: The same analyst met 27% of targets on one stock and 92% on another, so read the record for the stock you hold.

Willingness to update

Strong analysts revise their price targets when conditions change rather than defending stale calls. In AnaChart’s records of 267,985 revisions, the median wait before the same analyst’s next move on a stock was 92 days.

A target that has not moved in a year was set at a different price, so check its date before you use it.

Conservative target-setting

In our records, analyst records whose targets averaged 60% or more above the price took 450 days on average to reach them, against 281 days for those under 10%.

Among firms, H.C. Wainwright’s targets averaged 83.8% above the price, and 44.3% of them were reached. The performance score does reward a bold target, but only when the stock gets there.

Consistent coverage tenure

Analysts who cover the same stocks for years build long records, and a long record is easier to judge.

Peter Benedict of Baird has 79 Costco targets on AnaChart, and 78 were met. A record of 3 of 3 says far less than 78 of 79.

Most accurate analysts on eight stocks right now

The title asks who is most accurate. The answer comes stock by stock.

Here is the analyst with the highest performance score on each of eight stocks, among analysts with 10 or more targets on the stock and at least one set in the past year. The figures come from AnaChart’s stock pages on 22 October 2026.

On a phone, swipe the table sideways to see every column.

Highest performance score per stock among analysts with 10 or more targets and one set between 22 October 2025 and 22 October 2026. The last column is the share of all analysts’ targets met on that stock.

The leaders differ in kind. Doug Anmuth of JPMorgan leads Airbnb at 12.69 with 14 of 15, and his targets were reached in 36 days on average. Greg Melich of Evercore leads Walmart at 2.55, with 37 of 39 in 89 days.

Jonathan Komp of Baird leads Nike with 21 of 38, on a stock where analysts as a group met 50.9% of their targets. A score of 2.95 leads on Nike and would sit far down the list on Airbnb.

On 22 May 2026, 12 analysts raised their Zoom targets. James Fish of Piper Sandler raised his from $91 to $107 and kept a Hold, 1% above the $105.64 price.

Zoom passed $107 by the week of 7 June, 16 days later, and was $93.83 on 30 August. His Zoom record is 22 of 29, and his 7.29 score leads the stock.

On Crocs, Mitch Kummetz of Seaport leads at 8.74 with 21 of 22. Among analysts with 10 or more Crocs targets, Tom Nikic of Needham sits fourth at 3.18 with 15 of 20.

On 21 April 2026 Nikic raised his Crocs target from $118 to $132 with a Buy, 23% above the $107.35 price. Crocs passed $132 by the week of 26 July, 96 days later.

Key takeaway: Nikic’s $132 Crocs target sat 23% above the price and was reached in 96 days, and he still ranks fourth among analysts with 10 or more Crocs targets, behind Kummetz’s 8.74.

We picked these stocks and calls as examples, not as a full ranking. A leader on one stock can sit in the middle on another, so open the page for the stock you own.

Top Analysts by Coverage Area

AnaChart tracks analyst records across all major sectors and market caps. Records update as new price targets are set and as stocks reach old ones. Start from the analyst list and narrow it to the sectors you hold.

How to Find the Best Analyst for a Specific Stock

Knowing the top-ranked analyst overall is useful. Knowing the most accurate analyst for a specific stock you’re researching is more actionable.

AnaChart lets you search by ticker to see the analysts who cover that stock, their record on that name and their current price target, so you can judge how seriously to take the latest call.

For any stock, you can see:

• Each covering analyst with their firm
• Each analyst’s met ratio on that specific ticker
• Current price target and upside/downside from today’s price
• Average days to target and the performance score
• The date the latest target was set

This per-stock breakdown is what makes AnaChart different from consensus aggregators. Instead of showing you the average of all analyst targets (which mixes highly accurate and consistently wrong analysts equally), we show you who on Wall Street has earned credibility on that name.

Why Analyst Accuracy Matters to Your Portfolio

Academic work finds targets informative but uneven. Bradshaw, Brown and Huang (2013) found that 38% of targets were met at the 12-month mark and 64% at some point within it, with weak evidence that some analysts are persistently better than others.

In AnaChart’s records, 70.9% of 575,976 targets were reached, after 335 days on average. The spread between analysts on the same stock is where a record helps.

The challenge has always been finding that data. Most financial platforms show you what analysts are saying right now. AnaChart shows you whether what they said in the past came true, and scores them on it.

When you’re evaluating an analyst’s current buy recommendation, the most important question isn’t what their price target is. It’s: does this analyst get it right?

What to do with this

1. Pick the stock first, then the analyst. The leader on Airbnb scores 12.69 and the leader on Costco 2.40. Each list only ranks the analysts on that stock.
2. Sort by score, then check the count. A record of 3 of 3 says less than Peter Benedict’s 78 of 79 on Costco. Look at how many targets sit behind the ratio.
3. Read the target against the price that day. Records whose targets averaged 60% or more above the price took 450 days to reach them, against 281 for those under 10%.
4. Check the date of the latest target. The median wait between an analyst’s moves on a stock is 92 days. A target older than that was set at a different price.
5. Look again later. A target not reached scores 0, so rankings change. Recheck the stock page before you act on a call.

How we measured this

Calls, ratings and targets come from AnaChart’s records of sell-side analysts through 5 October 2026. The price on the day of a call is the closing price AnaChart recorded that day, adjusted for later stock splits and without dividends.

To judge whether a target in the table was reached, we used the closing prices AnaChart records on days analysts publish, one point a week.

A target counts as reached in the first week such a price was at or past it, so the true date can be a few days earlier.

Each analyst’s record on the stock, counted as targets reached out of targets set, was read from AnaChart’s stock pages on 22 October 2026. Those pages count every trading day, so their figures are the official ones.

The performance score per target is 1,000 x (target minus price at issue) / (price at issue x days to reach it).

The sign is flipped for targets set below the price, a target not reached scores 0, and the scores are averaged per analyst and stock.

The table of leaders uses analysts with 10 or more targets on the stock and at least one target set between 22 October 2025 and 22 October 2026.

The Nike chart uses all ten analysts with 10 or more targets on Nike and on another of the 46 large stocks whose pages we read. The firm figures come from AnaChart’s study of 43 firms, records read 4 October 2026.

Sources

1. AnaChart, how the performance score is calculated (video)
2. Bradshaw, M., Brown, L. and Huang, K. (2013). Do sell-side analysts exhibit differential target price forecasting ability? Review of Accounting Studies 18(4)
3. Brav, A. and Lehavy, R. (2003). An empirical analysis of analysts’ target prices: short-term informativeness and long-term dynamics. Journal of Finance 58(5), 1933 to 1967

Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the top stock analysts on Wall Street?

The top stock analysts by accuracy vary by sector and time period. AnaChart tracks verified performance for thousands of analysts and updates rankings continuously as price targets resolve. You can browse the current leaderboard at anachart.com/analysts.

On 22 October 2026, for example, the highest score on Crocs among analysts with 10 or more targets belonged to Mitch Kummetz of Seaport, 8.74, with 21 of 22 targets met.

How is analyst accuracy calculated?

AnaChart counts a target as met when the stock reaches it. The met ratio is targets met out of targets set, per analyst and stock.

The performance score per target is 1,000 x (target minus price at issue) / (price at issue x days to reach it), with the sign flipped for targets below the price and 0 for a target not reached, averaged per analyst and stock.

Records go back to 2008. Full methodology is available here.

Which analyst firms have the most accurate analysts?

Top accuracy isn’t concentrated at any single firm. In our study of 43 firms, Wolfe Research had the highest share of targets reached, 80.0%, followed by Loop Capital at 78.9%. Goldman Sachs and BofA were at 75.8%.

H.C. Wainwright was lowest at 44.3%, with targets averaging 83.8% above the price. Within a firm, records differ by analyst and by stock, so the analyst’s own record on the stock matters more than the employer’s name.

Can I see which analyst is most accurate for a specific stock I own?

Yes. Search any ticker on AnaChart and you’ll see the analysts covering that stock with their per-stock record, not just their overall ranking.

An analyst may rank highly overall but have a poor record on a specific name, or vice versa. The per-ticker view gives you the most relevant accuracy signal for your specific holding.

How often are analyst rankings updated?

Records update as analysts set new targets and as stocks reach old ones. A target the stock has not reached scores 0 in the performance score and counts as not met in the met ratio, so a record can fall as well as rise.

On Costco, for example, Edward Kelly of Wells Fargo led by score on 22 October 2026. Check current standings rather than a ranking from months ago.

Is AnaChart’s analyst ranking free to use?

In part. AnaChart has a free Basic tier, with sample stocks open without registration and the Nasdaq 100 with a free account. Advanced costs $45 a month with a 7-day free trial and opens all US-listed stocks, per-stock performance scores, multi-analyst comparison and alerts.

For one stock, anachart.store sells a $29 file of its analyst records (S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 names, plus Canadian and German stocks) and answers a first question free. See pricing for details.

Who is the most accurate analyst on Airbnb stock?

On AnaChart’s Airbnb page on 22 October 2026, Doug Anmuth of JPMorgan had the highest performance score among analysts with 10 or more targets, 12.69, with 14 of 15 targets met in 36 days on average.

Is a perfect hit rate the same as the most accurate analyst?

Not on AnaChart. On Airbnb, Brian Pitz of BMO Capital has met all 6 of his targets with a score of 2.11, while Doug Anmuth has 14 of 15 and a score of 12.69.

The score counts how far each target sat from the price and how fast it was reached.

How much data does AnaChart use to rank analysts?

AnaChart’s records hold 660K+ price targets and 750K+ ratings, with price targets going back to 2008. Each analyst is ranked on each stock they cover.