Analyst rating accuracy & track record
Crispin Love is an equity research analyst at Piper Sandler. Bullish Whales has scored 22 of their stock calls across 11 companies. Their picks beat their sector 42% of the time over the next 12 months, and their price targets were reached 47% of the time within a year.
Track record
Bullish Whales has scored 22 of Crispin Love's stock calls across 11 companies, dating back to 2022. Their rated stocks beat their own sector 42% of the time over the next 12 months. On a typical call, a Love pick returned −3.2% more than its sector over the following year.
Of the scored calls, 21 were bullish (Buy) and 1 were bearish (Sell). Most of their coverage sits in Financial Services. Every number on this page is an estimate from our own data. It is for education only and is not investment advice.
Coverage & ratings
Ratings & price targets
| Stock | Rating | Price target | Rated | 12-mo vs sector | PT hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NLYAnnaly Capital Management, Inc. | Buy | $21.00 | May 2025 | +23.9% | Hit |
 VRTSVirtus Investment Partners, Inc. | Buy | $211.00 | Apr 2025 | −13.5% | Hit |
 EARNEllington Residential Mortgage | Buy | $6.50 | Apr 2025 | +6.8% | Miss |
 HTGCHercules Capital, Inc. | Buy | $20.00 | Apr 2025 | −13.7% | Miss |
| VRTSVirtus Investment Partners, Inc. | Buy | $216.00 | Apr 2025 | −20.4% | Miss |
 GCMGGCM Grosvenor Inc | Buy | $14.50 | Apr 2025 | −27.6% | Miss |
 NPBNorthpointe Bancshares, Inc. | Buy | $16.50 | Mar 2025 | +24.2% | Hit |
| VRTSVirtus Investment Partners, Inc. | Buy | $258.00 | Jan 2025 | −23.1% | Miss |
| GCMGGCM Grosvenor Inc | Buy | $14.00 | Dec 2024 | −17.5% | Hit |
 PFSIPennyMac Finl Svcs Inc | Buy | $132.00 | Oct 2024 | +15.6% | Hit |
| PFSIPennyMac Finl Svcs Inc | Buy | $125.00 | Oct 2024 | −5.6% | Hit |
 ABRArbor Realty Trust | Sell | $12.50 | Aug 2024 | +5.6% | Hit |
| HTGCHercules Capital, Inc. | Buy | $22.50 | Aug 2024 | −7.3% | Miss |
| HTGCHercules Capital, Inc. | Buy | $22.00 | Jul 2024 | −27.8% | Hit |
 OWLBlue Owl Capital Inc | Buy | $18.00 | Dec 2023 | +30.0% | Hit |
| VRTSVirtus Investment Partners, Inc. | Buy | $264.00 | Dec 2023 | −34.0% | Miss |
 BXBlackstone Group Inc | Buy | $150.00 | Dec 2023 | +4.4% | Hit |
 EFCEllington Financial Inc. | Buy | $15.00 | Oct 2022 | +18.7% | Miss |
| EARNEllington Residential Mortgage | Buy | $8.00 | Oct 2022 | −3.6% | Hit |
| EARNEllington Residential Mortgage | Buy | $9.00 | Jun 2022 | +5.7% | Miss |
| EFCEllington Financial Inc. | Buy | $17.00 | Jun 2022 | +13.0% | Miss |
| EARNEllington Residential Mortgage | Buy | $11.50 | Mar 2022 | −8.0% | Miss |
Crispin Love: analyst track record FAQ
Is Crispin Love a good stock analyst?
Yes, by track record. Crispin Love ranks number 126 of 347 of the analysts Bullish Whales scores, with a BW Score of 40 out of 100. Past results do not guarantee future ones.
What is Crispin Love's win rate?
Crispin Love's win rate is 42%. Across 22 scored calls, their rated stocks beat their sector 42% of the time over the next 12 months. On a typical call they returned −3.2% more than the sector.
What stocks and sectors does Crispin Love cover?
Crispin Love covers 11 companies, with the most coverage in Financial Services. See the ratings table above for every scored call and its outcome.
Are Crispin Love's price targets accurate?
Crispin Love's price targets are reached within 12 months 47% of the time. The base rate across all analysts Bullish Whales tracks is about 43 percent.
How accurate are Wall Street analyst price targets?
Most analyst price targets are not reached on schedule. Across every target Bullish Whales scores, the stock reaches the target within 12 months only about 43 percent of the time, which is why it helps to compare hit rates analyst by analyst.
Should I follow Crispin Love's stock ratings?
Their track record is strong, but no analyst is right every time. Follow the long-term track record rather than any single rating, size your positions to your own risk, and treat this as research, not investment advice.
How does Bullish Whales score analyst accuracy?
Bullish Whales scores every rating on real prices. We enter at the closing price on or after the call date, with no look-ahead, then measure the 12-month return above the stock's sector ETF and check whether the price target was reached. Scores are pulled toward the population average and corrected for testing thousands of analysts at once, so they reflect repeatable skill rather than luck.
How does Crispin Love rank among Wall Street analysts?
Crispin Love ranks number 126 of 347 by BW Score. We rank analysts by their realized 12-month sector-excess return and require a minimum number of calls so a few lucky picks cannot reach the top.
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Every score, Win %, PT Hit % and rank is an estimate Bullish Whales calculates from its own data and may not be 100% accurate or complete. Returns are measured in excess of each rated stock's own sector over the 12 months after each call. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security.