U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday. The Dow Jones recorded losses for May, while the Nasdaq added 5.8% last month.
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 Equal-Weight rating on Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) and cut the price target from $80 to $75 on May 26, 2023. Fadem sees around 3% upside in the company’s stock.
- Recent News: Best Buy reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings results and reaffirmed FY24 guidance.
Analyst: Mark Kelley
- Analyst Firm: Stifel
- Ratings Accuracy: 87%
- Latest Rating: Reinstated a Hold rating with a price target of $28 on Clear Secure, Inc. (NYSE:YOU) on May 26, 2023. This analyst sees around 13% upside in the stock.
- Recent News: Clear Secure reported better-than-expected first-quarter results.
Analyst: Chris Caso
- Analyst Firm: Raymond James
- Ratings Accuracy: 86%
- Latest Rating: Maintained a Strong Buy rating on NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) and boosted the price target from $290 to $450 on May 25, 2023. This analyst expects around 19% gain in the company’s stock.
- Recent News: NVIDIA reported better-than-expected first-quarter results and issued strong guidance.
Analyst: William Power
- Analyst Firm: Baird
- Ratings Accuracy: 86%
- Latest Rating: Maintained an Outperform rating on MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDB) and raised the price target from $230 to $290 on May 31, 2023. Power sees the stock dropping around 1%.
- Recent News: MongoDB and Alibaba Cloud reported a four-year extension to their strategic global partnership that has seen significant growth since being announced in 2019.
Analyst: Mark Shmulik
- Analyst Firm: Bernstein
- Ratings Accuracy: 85%
- Latest Rating: Maintained an Outperform rating on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and raised the price target from $125 to $140 on May 31, 2023. This analyst sees around 16% growth in the stock.
- Recent News: Amazon.com agreed to pay $30.8 million in settlements with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations of spying on customers through Ring doorbell cameras and violating children’s privacy rights with Alexa recordings.
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