U.S. stocks settled mixed on Friday, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 150 points during the session. However, stocks recorded gains last week, with the S&P 500 gaining around 1.5% and the Dow rising 0.6%. The Nasdaq gained 2.6% during the week.
Wall Street analysts make new stock picks on a daily basis. Unfortunately for investors, not all analysts have particularly impressive track records at predicting market movements. Even when it comes to one single stock, analyst ratings and price targets can vary widely, leaving investors confused about which analyst’s opinion to trust.
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Top Analyst Picks: Fortunately, any Benzinga reader can access the latest analyst ratings on the Analyst Stock Ratings page. One of the ways traders can sort through Benzinga’s extensive database of analyst ratings is by analyst accuracy. Here’s a look at the most recent stock picks from each of the five most accurate Wall Street analysts, according to Benzinga Analyst Stock Ratings.
Analyst: Trevor Walsh
- Analyst Firm: JMP Securities
- Ratings Accuracy: 89%
- Latest Rating: Maintained a Market Outperform rating on Palo Alto Networks, Inc PANW and raised the price target from $208 to $212 on Feb. 14. This analyst sees around 7% upside in the stock.
- Recent News: On Feb. 13, Palo Alto reported second-quarter revenue of $2.26 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion.
Analyst: Mark Kelley
- Analyst Firm: Stifel
- Ratings Accuracy: 87%
- Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on The Trade Desk, Inc. TTD and slashed the price target from $144 to $122 on Feb. 13. This analyst sees more than 50% surge in the stock.
- Recent News: On Feb. 12, The Trade Desk reported quarterly earnings of 59 cents per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 56 cents.
Analyst: Jay McCanless
- Analyst Firm: Wedbush
- Ratings Accuracy: 87%
- Latest Rating: Reiterated an Outperform rating on Zillow Group, Inc. Z with a price target of $100 on Feb. 12. This analyst sees around 25% upside in the stock.
- Recent News: On Feb. 11, Zillow reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted EPS results and issued first-quarter revenue guidance below estimates.
Analyst: Josh Sullivan
- Analyst Firm: Benchmark
- Ratings Accuracy: 86%
- Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on ATI Inc. ATI and raised the price target from $80 to $81 on Feb. 13. This analyst sees around 33% surge in the stock.
- Recent News: On Feb. 4, ATI reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued first-quarter adjusted EPS guidance above estimates..
Analyst: Rohit Kulkarni
- Analyst Firm: Roth MKM
- Ratings Accuracy: 86%
- Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on Upwork Inc. UPWK and cut the price target from $20 to $19 on Feb. 13. This analyst sees around 17% upside in the stock.
- Recent News: On Feb. 12, Upwork reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results.
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