The Street's report card: September 2026
54% of the Street's calls graded in September 2026 were right (221 of 408). That's down from 65% the month before. Cantor Fitzgerald led at 76% on 17 calls.
Calls dated Aug 2, 2026 to Aug 31, 2026, each graded 30 days later. Frozen Oct 1, 2026; this page will not change.
Firm leaderboard
| # | Firm | Hit rate | Right | Calls | Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantor Fitzgerald | 76.5% | 13 | 17 | 15 |
| 2 | UBS | 73.7% | 14 | 19 | 19 |
| 3 | Guggenheim | 71.4% | 10 | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | BMO Capital | 75.0% | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Rosenblatt | 66.7% | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | Benchmark | 63.6% | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| 7 | Mizuho | 61.5% | 8 | 13 | 12 |
| 8 | KeyBanc | 62.5% | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | Barclays | 59.1% | 13 | 22 | 21 |
| 10 | JPMorgan | 60.0% | 6 | 10 | 10 |
21 firms had 8+ calls graded this month. Order uses each firm's hit rate pulled toward the month's 54.2% average by 10 phantom calls, so a short streak doesn't top the board. Read it as a month's scoreboard, not a skill ranking: on 14 calls a coin flip lands anywhere in a ±13-point band two-thirds of the time, which is most of the spread you see. The full-year test →
Bottom of the board
| Firm | Hit rate | Right | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | 28.6% | 6 | 21 |
| Citizens | 25.0% | 2 | 8 |
| Wolfe Research | 37.5% | 3 | 8 |
| Citigroup | 46.7% | 7 | 15 |
| TD Cowen | 47.1% | 8 | 17 |
Best calls
| Stock | Firm | Call | Date | Run before | 30 days later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRNA | Argus Research | Buy from Hold | 2026-08-28 | +153.2% | +43.0% |
| CRWD | Jefferies | Buy | 2026-08-24 | +4.0% | +37.7% |
| AMD | Raymond James | Strong Buy from Outperform | 2026-08-25 | -8.2% | +31.3% |
| CRWD | JPMorgan | Overweight | 2026-08-20 | -0.4% | +31.0% |
| AMD | BMO Capital | Outperform | 2026-08-21 | -14.3% | +30.1% |
| CRWD | Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | 2026-08-21 | +1.9% | +29.9% |
Worst misses
| Stock | Firm | Call | Date | Run before | 30 days later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRNA | Barclays | Leans bearish · Equal-Weight, target -10% | 2026-08-24 | +156.9% | +31.1% |
| MRNA | Goldman Sachs | Leans bearish · Neutral, target -10% | 2026-08-20 | +123.5% | +29.7% |
| MRNA | Morgan Stanley | Leans bearish · Equal-Weight, target -33% | 2026-08-20 | +123.5% | +29.7% |
| LEU | Stifel | Buy | 2026-08-25 | +18.0% | -23.8% |
| MRNA | JPMorgan | Underweight | 2026-08-21 | +149.9% | +19.2% |
| AMAT | Argus Research | Buy | 2026-08-18 | -2.9% | -18.9% |
By sector
| Sector | Hit rate | Calls |
|---|---|---|
| Oil & Gas Majors | 94.7% | 19 |
| Pharma | 73.1% | 26 |
| Semiconductors | 72.7% | 44 |
| Cybersecurity | 71.1% | 76 |
| Biotech | 64.5% | 31 |
| Large caps & most-searched | 55.7% | 79 |
| Sportsbooks & iGaming | 54.5% | 22 |
| Solar & Clean | 13.6% | 22 |
| Nuclear | 6.7% | 15 |
| Semi Equipment | 5.3% | 19 |
Most-called stocks
When a dozen firms reiterate the same stock in the same week, one move grades all of them. These rows are one bet repeated, not a dozen independent calls.
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How this report card is graded
A call lands in the month its 30-day mark falls in. A bullish call is right if the stock is higher 30 days later, a bearish one if it is lower. Buy- and Sell-side ratings call their own direction. Holds are read: a downgrade to Hold is a bearish call, an upgrade to Hold a bullish one, and a maintained Hold whose price target sits 10%+ above (below) the price leans bullish (bearish). A true Hold, with a target near the price, is counted (46 this month) but not graded. Same rules as the 12-month scorecard. "Run before" is the stock's move over the 30 calendar days before the call. Once a month closes, its report card is frozen and never edited. Data: Yahoo Finance rating history and daily closes. Nothing on this page is advice.
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