Jay McCanless

Yes, by track record. Jay McCanless ranks number 5 of 347 of the analysts Bullish Whales scores, with a BW Score of 87 out of 100. Their edge holds up after we account for testing thousands of analysts at once, so they clear our Skilled bar. Past results do not guarantee future ones.

Jay McCanless's win rate is 64%. Across 68 scored calls, their rated stocks beat their sector 64% of the time over the next 12 months. On a typical call they returned +12.4% more than the sector.

Jay McCanless covers 17 companies, with the most coverage in Consumer Cyclical. See the ratings table above for every scored call and its outcome.

Jay McCanless's price targets are reached within 12 months 68% of the time. The base rate across all analysts Bullish Whales tracks is about 43 percent.

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.

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.

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.

Jay McCanless ranks number 5 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.