Leerink Partners — sell-side record
Leerink Partners made 24 rating actions across 13 covered names in the last 12 months, 83% of them Buy-type and 4% Sell-type. Of its 22 price targets that resolved, 9 (41%) were reached while they stood, 11 were replaced by Leerink Partners before their deadline and 2 fell short at it. 3 of its 7 Buy- and Sell-type ratings that ran a full horizon agreed with how the stock did against its sector.
14 covered names with a call from Leerink Partners in the last two years, checked through 2026-10-29. Rebuilt every morning.
What its Holds say: Leerink Partners's 3 Hold-type ratings in the last 12 months carried a median price target +2% from the price on the day; 33% sat below the price. Of its Holds that ran a full horizon, 0 of 1 stayed within 5 points of the sector ETF.
By name
| Ticker | Rating actions, 12 mo | Targets reached | Replaced early | Short | Resolved | Ratings vs sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSX | 2 | 0 (0%) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 of 1 |
| JNJ | 2 | 2 (67%) | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| VRTX | 1 | 2 (67%) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 of 1 |
| ISRG | 3 | 0 (0%) | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| LLY | 3 | 2 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| UNH | 3 | 2 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| AMGN | 2 | 0 (0%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| REGN | 2 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 of 1 |
| SYK | 2 | 0 (0%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| MDT | 1 | 0 (0%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 of 1 |
| MRK | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 of 1 |
| MRNA | 1 | 0 (0%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 of 1 |
| ABBV | 0 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 of 1 |
| GILD | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | — |
Per-name counts are small; no percentage on one name is a measure of skill.
Latest calls
| Date | Ticker | Rating | Action | Price at call | Target | Target status | Move in the 30 days before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | BSX | Outperform | maintained | $42.65 | $50 | running to 2027-10-29 | -2.8% |
| 2026-10-21 | ISRG | Outperform | maintained | $428.12 | $503 | running to 2027-10-21 | +6.6% |
| 2026-10-21 | LLY | Outperform | maintained | $1270.75 | $1316 | within 5% of price when set | +9.1% |
| 2026-10-14 | JNJ | Outperform | maintained | $253.91 | $272 | reached 2026-10-29 | -4.7% |
| 2026-09-09 | MRK | Outperform | maintained | $147.53 | $161 | running to 2027-09-09 | +12.7% |
| 2026-08-17 | REGN | Market Perform | maintained | $805.93 | $824 | within 5% of price when set | +19.1% |
| 2026-07-21 | GILD | Outperform → Market Perform | downgrade | $130.28 | $127 | within 5% of price when set | +5.3% |
| 2026-07-17 | ISRG | Outperform | maintained | $345.42 | $454 | replaced 2026-10-21, new $503 | -14.1% |
| 2026-06-25 | LLY | Outperform | maintained | $1127.69 | $1232 | reached 2026-07-07 | +5.9% |
| 2026-06-17 | UNH | Outperform | maintained | $399.53 | $462 | running to 2027-06-17 | +2.1% |
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How calls are checked
Every call is checked on the firm's own terms. A price target is followed until its own deadline (12 months unless the firm publishes a different horizon) and ends as reached (the stock closed at or beyond it while it stood), replaced (the same firm set a new target first) or short at deadline. A rating is compared with the stock's sector SPDR ETF on total return over the rating's life, because most big-firm ratings are relative: Overweight means "beat its peers", not "go up". Hold-type ratings are tracked, not graded. A firm is numbered only with 30+ resolved targets, and a letter prints only for a firm's whole record where an exact test separates it from a coin flip. None of this is a verdict on anyone's skill, and one day is never a grade. The full method →
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