Using TipRanks’ Expert Center, we have identified the top five analysts from the UK market who were highly profitable in 2022.
The tough business conditions and the tougher economic environment have not made it easy for investors to pick and choose their stocks. However, contrary to this, many analysts have generated higher returns with their ratings.
These analysts believe it is important to stay invested in the market, have a long-term vision, and focus on diversifying the portfolio.
#1 Peter Crampton (Barclays)
Peter Crampton is a Director at Barclays Investment Bank and mainly covers utility companies in Europe. Crampton is a five-star rated analyst and is ranked #395 in TipRanks’ database. He has generated an average return of 9.5%.
Crampton’s best rating so far has been from an energy generation company, Uniper SE (DE:UN01). He had a Sell rating on the stock between April 2022 and July 2022.
#2 Kamran Hossain (J.P. Morgan)
Kamran Hossain is an insurance analyst at J.P. Morgan and also holds the title of Executive Director. Hossain has a strong grip on the insurance sector’s stocks and mostly rates financial sector companies. He is ranked #444 among the other analysts on TipRanks. He has made an average return of 8.8% per call.
His Buy rating on Lancashire Holdings (GB:LRE), an insurance company, helped generate a profit of 33.9% from October 2022 to the current date.
#3 Henri Patricot, CFA (UBS)
Henri Patricot is a Director and oil and gas analyst at UBS. He is ranked 4042 among TipRanks’ analysts and has generated a return of 9.4% per call.
Patricot had a Buy rating on oil and gas company, TotalEnergies SE (GB:TTE) between September 2022 and December 2022.
#4 Derald Goh (RBC Capital)
Derald Goh is a VP of European insurance equity research at RBC Capital. Goh is ranked #726 in the TipRanks list of analysts. His average return per call is around 11%.
An investor who had followed his ratings would have made a profit of 47.5% with his Buy rating on the insurance company SCOR SE (DE:SDRB), starting from October 2022 until the present date.
#5 Biraj Borkhataria (RBC Capital)
Biraj Borkhataria is the Managing Director at RBC Capital and heads the European energy research team. He is ranked #2079 in the TipRanks’ analyst database and has an average return of 7.2%.
His Buy recommendation on Chevron (NYSE:CVX) helped investors make a return of 35% on CVX between January 2022 and April 2022.
Conclusion
Amid rising inflation, rate hikes, and a looming recession, these analysts didn’t lose hope in the market. 2022 ended with smaller gains, and analysts expect the trend to continue by the middle of 2023 as well. Following the advice of these analysts, investors can make decisions that could lead to higher returns in the future.
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