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Wall Street analysts guide investors with their research and useful insights, but some consistently outperform others with compelling, accurate forecasts.
TipRanks, a platform that tracks and ranks analysts based on the accuracy and success of their recommendations, has released its list of analysts who stood out in 2025.
But before we continue, it’s important to highlight that we used TipRanks’ Expert Center tool to find analysts with a high success rate. The ranking reflects analysts’ ability to generate returns through their recommendations.
Let’s take a look at the top 10 US analysts whose ratings were the most successful last year.
#1. Sam Slutsky – LifeSci Capital
At the top of the list is Sam Slutsky of LifeSci Capital with an impressive overall success rate of 67.74% and an average return of 62.4%. Notably, his most notable review was on Abivax SA (ABVX), a biotechnology company. His Buy recommendation on ABVX stock during the period April 30 to July 30 yielded a return of 894.81%.
#2. Richard Shannon – Craig Hallum
Craig Hallum analyst Richard Shannon secured second place. Over a one-year period, the analyst boasts an average return per review of 36.9% and a success rate of 61.87%. He received his most outstanding rating Aeva Technologies (AEV), a sensor hardware and perception software provider. His buy recommendation on AEVA stock during the period March 17 to June 17 yielded a return of 822.14%.
#3. Joseph Stringer –Needham
Joseph Stringer ranks third on the list with an overall success rate of 79.17% and an average return of 38.2%. His best recommendation was Inozyme Pharma (INZY), a biopharmaceutical company. The analyst’s buy call on INZY stock generated an excellent return of 361.9% between April 8 and May 16.
#4. Myles Minter – William Blair
Myles Minter takes fourth place on the list. The analyst has a success rate of 66.93% and an average return of 28.8%. Minter’s top recommendation is Ovid Therapeutics (OVID), a biopharmaceutical company. The analyst generated a 350% gain from his buy recommendation on OVID stock from June 13 to September 13.
#5. Ruben Roy – Stifel Nicolaus
Ruben Roy is fifth on the list. The analyst has an overall success rate of 75.68% and an average return per review of 35.3%. Roy’s best recommendation was CoreWeave (CRV), an AI cloud computing company. Analysts’ buy call for CRWV stock generated an excellent return of 293.2% between April 22 and July 8.
#6. Seamus Fernandez – Guggenheim
Guggenheim analyst Seamus Fernandez ranks sixth on this list with a success rate of 78.57% and an average return of 40.6%. Fernandez’s best decision was to buy shares in an immunotherapy developer, Cidara Therapeutics (CDTX). The recommendation generated a return of 244.7% from September 2nd to December 2nd.
#7. Thomas Smith – Leerink Partners
Thomas Smith is in seventh place. The analyst has achieved an average return of 30.7% with a success rate of 65.22%. His top recommendation is Abivax. The analyst made a whopping 880.34% return from the buy call on ABVX stock from April 29 to July 29.
#8. Mark Miller – Benchmark Co.
Mark Miller, an analyst at Benchmark Co., ranks eighth on the list. Miller has a 59.8% success rate and an average return of 11.1%. The manufacturer of flash memory products received its best rating SanDisk (SNDK). His Buy recommendation on the stock between August 15 and November 15 generated an impressive return of 470.6%.
#9. Allison Bratzel – Piper Sandler
Allison Bratzel takes ninth place on the list. It has a success rate of 63.64% and an average return of 58.2%. Bratzel’s top recommendation was Abivax. The buy recommendation generated a return of 894.81% from April 30 to July 30.
#10. Julian Harrison – BTIG
Julian Harrison takes tenth place. The analyst has an overall success rate of 59.38% and an average return of 37%. His top recommendation was also for Abivax shares. Through his buy call on ABVX stock, Harrison generated a solid return of 1,057.12% from May 13 to August 13.
Final Thoughts
Despite the macroeconomic uncertainty, these top analysts generated significant returns from their stock picks. By following the ratings of top analysts, investors may be able to improve the performance of their portfolio as they have a proven track record of generating significant returns from their recommendations.