U.S. stocks settled higher on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 1,100 points during the session as President Donald Trump signaled a potential end to military operations in Iran within weeks.
However, stocks recorded losses last month, with the S&P 500 losing 5.1%, logging its worst monthly performance since 2022. The Dow dipped 5.4%, while the Nasdaq fell 4.8% in March.
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: Michael Ciarmoli
- Analyst Firm: Truist Securities
- Ratings Accuracy: 87%
- Latest Rating: Maintained a Hold rating on York Space Systems Inc (NYSE:YSS) and cut the price target from $30 to $26 on March 30. This analyst sees around 15% upside in the stock.
- Recent News: On March 19, York Space Systems posted downbeat fourth-quarter sales.
Analyst: Brian Brophy
- Analyst Firm: Stifel
- Ratings Accuracy: 87%
- Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on Legence Corp (NASDAQ:LGN) and raised the price target from $58 to $60 on March 31. This analyst sees around 6% upside in the stock.
- Recent News: On March 27, Legence posted a fourth-quarter loss of 55 cents per share.
Analyst: Cody Acree
- Analyst Firm: Benchmark
- Ratings Accuracy: 85%
- Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) with a price target of $250 on March 31. This analyst sees around 43% jump in the stock.
- Recent News: On March 31, Marvell Technology, Inc (NASDAQ:MRVL) announced a deal with Nvidia.
Analyst: Atif Malik
- Analyst Firm: Citigroup
- Ratings Accuracy: 84%
- Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) and cut the price target from $510 to $425 on March 31. This analyst expects around 24% gain in the stock.
- Recent News: On March 31, Micron announced the pricing of the cash tender offers for any and all of certain outstanding senior notes.
Analyst: Srini Pajjuri
- Analyst Firm: RBC Capital
- Ratings Accuracy: 84%
- Latest Rating: Maintained an Outperform rating on Arm Holdings PLC – ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) and raised the price target from $130 to $175 on March 25. This analyst expects around 14% rise in the stock.
- Recent News: On March 24, Arm Holdings announced at an event in San Francisco that it will begin selling its own AGI CPU chips, with Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) slated to be the first major customer.
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