Chris Howerton Analyst PerformanceAnalyst at Jefferies Financial GroupChris Howerton is a stock analyst at Jefferies Financial Group in the medical sector, covering 12 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Chris Howerton has issued 3 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Chris Howerton's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Ranking is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Chris Howerton's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions. Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance StatisticsAnalyst RankingSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating MarketBeatAverage Return00.00% 12-Month ROISuccess Rate00.00% Profitable RatingsTotal Ratings30 Last 10 YearsBuy Recommendations86.67% 26 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered12 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution30RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Chris Howerton.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy86.7%26 ratings Hold13.3%4 ratings Sell0.0%0 ratingsOut of 30 total stock ratings issued by Chris Howerton at Jefferies Financial Group, the majority (86.7%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 13.3% Hold.Best & Worst CallsBest Call000.0%VNDAMay 2016Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call000.0%LQDANov 2018Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNASDAQ91.7% of companies on NASDAQ11 companiesOTCMKTS8.3% of companies on OTCMKTS1 companyChris Howerton, an analyst at Jefferies Financial Group, currently covers 12 companies listed on NASDAQ and OTCMKTS, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageMedical12 companies100.0%Chris Howerton of Jefferies Financial Group specializes in stock coverage within the Medical sector.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageMED - BIOMED/GENE9 companies75.0%MED - DRUGS2 companies16.7%PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS1 company8.3% Chris Howerton's Ratings History at Jefferies Financial Group Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years All Time Timeframe Start Date End Date All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.Available with a MarketBeat All Access Subscription12-Month ROIUpgrade to All Access to use the All ROI Filter Export CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-MonthPrice TargetRating12-MonthPrice & ROIDetailsVNDAVanda Pharmaceuticals12/31/2025Boost Price Target$7.03$7.50Hold$0.0000.00% ROIGPCRStructure Therapeutics12/11/2025Set Price Target$67.63$125.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIGPCRStructure Therapeutics12/8/2025Boost Price Target$69.83$125.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROI Stock Forecasts and Research Tools Today's Analyst Ratings U.S. Ratings U.K. Ratings Canadian Ratings All Upgrades All Downgrades All Initiations All Price Target Changes Top-Rated Stocks Top Rated Stocks Top-Rated Dividend Stocks Top-Rated Small-Cap Stocks Top-Rated Tech Stocks Most-Upgraded Stocks Most-Downgraded Stocks Lowest-Rated Stocks More Ratings Tools Stock Ratings by Issuer Top-Rated Analysts Top-Rated Brokerages Stock Ratings Screener Free Ratings Newsletter Price Forecasts for Popular Stocks Alphabet (Google) Stock ForecastAmazon Stock ForecastApple Stock ForecastMeta (Facebook) Stock ForecastMicrosoft Stock ForecastNetflix Stock ForecastNvidia Stock ForecastTesla Stock Forecast Top Stock Recommendations by BrokerageUBS GroupCitigroupBarclaysWells Fargo & CompanyMorgan StanleyRoyal Bank Of CanadaJPMorgan Chase & Co.Jefferies Financial GroupThe Goldman Sachs GroupTD CowenTruist FinancialPiper SandlerRaymond James FinancialStifel NicolausBMO Capital Markets Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. 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