This Analyst With 83% Accuracy Rate Sees More Than 36% Upside In Alphabet - Here Are 5 Stock Picks For August From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts

U.S. stocks settled lower on Friday, with the S&P 500 logging its worst week since March 2023. The S&P 500 fell 1.73% to 5,408.42 during the session.

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: Zachary Fadem

• Analyst Firm: Wells Fargo
• Ratings Accuracy: 87%
• Latest Rating: Maintained an Overweight rating on RH RH with a Buy rating and cut the price target from $350 to $325 on Sept. 6. This analyst sees around 32% upside in the stock.
• Recent News: RH will report financial results for the second quarter ended Aug. 3, on Thursday, Sept. 12.

Analyst: Seth Seifman

• Analyst Firm: JP Morgan
• Ratings Accuracy: 84%
• Latest Rating: Maintained a Neutral rating on Science Applications International Corporation SAIC and raised the price target from $132 to $150 on Sept. 6. This analyst sees around 13% upside in the stock.
• Recent News: On Sept. 5, Science Applications International reported a 2% revenue growth year over year in the fiscal second quarter of 2025 to $1.82 billion, marginally beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.79 billion.

Analyst: William Power

• Analyst Firm: Baird
• Ratings Accuracy: 84%
• Latest Rating: Initiated coverage on Confluent, Inc. CFLT with a Neutral rating and a price target of $23 on Sept. 4. This analyst sees around 19% upside in the stock.
• Recent News: On July 31, Confluent reported upbeat second-quarter financial results and issued third-quarter EPS guidance below estimates.

Analyst: Jay McCanless

• Analyst Firm: Wedbush
• Ratings Accuracy: 83%
• Latest Rating: Upgraded rating on Beazer Homes USA, Inc. BZH from Neutral to Outperform and boosted the price target from $41 to $45 on Sept. 5. This analyst sees more than 48% gain in the stock.
• Recent News: On Aug. 1, Beazer Homes reported worse-than-expected third-quarter sales results.

Analyst: Scott Devitt

• Analyst Firm: Wedbush
• Ratings Accuracy: 83%
• Latest Rating: Reiterated an Outperform rating on Alphabet Inc. GOOG GOOGL with a price target of $205 on Sept. 5. This analyst sees around 36% upside in the stock.
• Recent News: The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is looking into Alphabet's Google's AI strategy to assess the potential modifications it may request for addressing the company's dominance in the search market.

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