5 Stock Picks Last Week From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts

U.S. stocks settled lower on Friday, with the S&P 500 falling over 1% during the session following a renewed tech-led sell-off. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% last week, while the 30-stock Dow gained 1.1% on 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: Citizens
• Ratings Accuracy: 87%
• Latest Rating: Maintained a Market Outperform rating on AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) with a price target of $400 on Dec. 10. This analyst sees around 65% upside in the stock.
• Recent News: On Dec. 9, AeroVironment reported mixed quarterly earnings and issued mixed guidance.

Analyst: Harsh Kumar

• Analyst Firm: Piper Sandler
• Ratings Accuracy: 85%
• Latest Rating: Maintained an Overweight rating on Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) and boosted the price target from $375 to $430 on Dec. 12. This analyst sees around 18% upside in the stock.
• Recent News: On Dec. 11, Broadcom reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued first-quarter sales guidance above estimates.

Analyst: Cody Acree

• Analyst Firm: Benchmark
• Ratings Accuracy: 85%
• Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) and increased the price target from $385 to $485 on Dec. 12. This analyst expects around 34% surge in the stock.
• Recent News: On Dec. 11, Broadcom reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued first-quarter sales guidance above estimates.

Analyst: Doug Anmuth

• Analyst Firm: JP Morgan
• Ratings Accuracy: 84%
• Latest Rating: Maintained an Overweight rating on Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and increased the price target from $340 to $385 on Dec. 12. This analyst expects around 23% jump in the stock.
• Recent News: The European Commission recently launched an antitrust investigation into Google for using content from publishers and creators to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models.

Analyst: Atif Malik

• Analyst Firm: Citigroup
• Ratings Accuracy: 84%
• Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and raised the price target from $315 to $330 on Dec. 9. This analyst expects around 18% gain in the stock.
• Recent News: On Dec. 4, Apple announced that Jennifer Newstead will become Apple’s general counsel on March 1, 2026, following a transition of duties from Kate Adams.

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