James Friedman Analyst PerformanceAnalyst at ScotiabankJames Friedman is a stock analyst at Scotiabank across a range of sectors, covering 38 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, James Friedman has issued 79 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to James Friedman'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 James Friedman'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 to unlock analyst rankings MarketBeatAverage Return00.00% 12-Month ROISuccess Rate00.00% Profitable RatingsTotal Ratings136 Last 11 YearsBuy Recommendations58.96% 79 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered38 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution134RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by James Friedman.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy59.0%79 ratings Hold41.0%55 ratings Sell0.0%0 ratingsOut of 134 total stock ratings issued by James Friedman at Scotiabank, the majority (59.0%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 41.0% Hold.Best & Worst CallsBest Call0000.0%ADYYFJan 2020Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call000.0%DAVAFeb 2025Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNYSE65.8% of companies on NYSE25 companiesNASDAQ31.6% of companies on NASDAQ12 companiesOTCMKTS2.6% of companies on OTCMKTS1 companyJames Friedman, an analyst at Scotiabank, currently covers 38 companies listed on NYSE, NASDAQ and OTCMKTS, with the majority traded on NYSE.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageFinance22 companies57.9%Technology13 companies34.2%Consumer Discretionary2 companies5.3%Industrials1 company2.6%James Friedman of Scotiabank specializes in stock coverage within the Finance sector, with additional focus on Technology and Consumer Discretionary companies.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageFINANCIAL SERVICES16 companies42.1%IT SERVICES9 companies23.7%SOFTWARE3 companies7.9%CONSUMER FINANCE3 companies7.9%BROADLINE RETAIL2 companies5.3%BANKS2 companies5.3%PROFESSIONAL SERVICES1 company2.6%CAPITAL MARKETS1 company2.6%TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS1 company2.6% James Friedman's Ratings History at Scotiabank 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 More filters Fewer filters Done 0 Results Export CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-MonthPrice TargetRating12-MonthPrice & ROIDetailsIBMInternational Business Machines11/6/2026Set Price Target$247.40$275.00$0.0000.00% ROIGGenpact11/6/2026Boost Price Target$41.16$42.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFOURShift4 Payments11/6/2026Lower Price Target$42.93$56.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIEPAMEPAM Systems11/6/2026Boost Price Target$167.47$190.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIFISFidelity National Information Services11/5/2026Lower Price Target$29.87$32.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICRCLCircle Internet Group11/5/2026Lower Price Target$76.37$86.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIKDKyndryl11/5/2026Boost Price Target$17.17$16.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIMQMarqeta11/4/2026Reiterated Rating$18.46$25.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIXYZBlock11/4/2026Boost Price Target$75.77$110.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIMAMastercard10/30/2026Boost Price Target$636.52$740.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROI Get the Latest News and Ratings for Your StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest headlines and analysts' recommendations for your stocks with our free daily email newsletter. DXCDXC Technology10/30/2026Boost Price Target$15.11$12.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIVVisa10/26/2026Set Price Target$406.54$480.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIVVisa10/26/2026Reiterated Rating$408.02$480.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIGGenpact10/22/2026Boost Price Target$39.33$40.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIIBMInternational Business Machines10/21/2026Boost Price Target$245.13$256.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIACNAccenture10/15/2026Boost Price Target$214.51$230.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIWUWestern Union10/14/2026Reiterated Rating$6.10$7.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFISFidelity National Information Services10/13/2026Lower Price Target$34.24$37.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIETOReToro Group10/13/2026Lower Price Target$25.03$46.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIMELIMercadoLibre10/6/2026Boost Price Target$1,860.61$2,400.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIFOURShift4 Payments10/5/2026Lower Price Target$36.22$63.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIACNAccenture10/1/2026Boost Price Target$212.05$210.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICRCLCircle Internet Group9/29/2026Reiterated Rating$85.85Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIACNAccenture9/28/2026Boost Price Target$175.83$153.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIIBMInternational Business Machines8/31/2026Boost Price Target$233.12$235.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIAFRMAffirm8/28/2026Boost Price Target$87.82$110.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIINTUIntuit8/26/2026Lower Price Target$345.16$415.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROICRCLCircle Internet Group8/24/2026Boost Price Target$88.20$92.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROINUNU8/14/2026Boost Price Target$15.83$16.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIGLOBGlobant8/14/2026Lower Price Target$41.18$70.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIETOReToro Group8/13/2026Lower Price Target$28.47$51.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIPSFEPaysafe8/12/2026Set Price Target$6.79$7.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz8/12/2026Boost Price Target$97.83$100.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIEPAMEPAM Systems8/7/2026Lower Price Target$93.02$146.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIGGenpact8/7/2026Boost Price Target$36.19$37.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFISVFiserv8/7/2026Lower Price Target$54.11$85.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIXYZBlock8/6/2026Boost Price Target$84.20$100.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIWUWestern Union7/31/2026Lower Price Target$7.70$8.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICTSHCognizant Technology Solutions7/30/2026Set Price Target$53.19$82.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIVVisa7/29/2026Reiterated Rating$366.49$427.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIMany investors are about to lose everything (Ad)Twenty five years ago, this analyst predicted the fiber optic boom and called Amazon before it became a household name. Now he says a similar shift is unfolding in AI infrastructure. Hundreds of billions are pouring into AI data centers, but he warns the builders could get crushed by their own costs while one overlooked sector absorbs the spending.Watch the full Ignition Point broadcast to see his top pickPYPLPayPal7/29/2026Boost Price Target$58.32$67.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIIBMInternational Business Machines7/24/2026Lower Price Target$210.62$225.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIINFYInfosys7/24/2026Lower Price Target$10.98$11.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIINTUIntuit7/20/2026Lower Price Target$291.09$427.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIINFYInfosys7/10/2026Lower Price Target$11.12$12.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIIBMInternational Business Machines7/10/2026Initiated Coverage$294.79$303.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICRCLCircle Internet Group7/1/2026Initiated Coverage$62.58$69.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICRCLCircle Internet Group7/1/2026Initiated Coverage$64.56$69.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIAFRMAffirm6/25/2026Boost Price Target$77.55$105.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIACNAccenture6/22/2026Lower Price Target$122.26$140.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIGPNGlobal Payments6/3/2026Set Price Target$69.71$111.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROINUNU6/3/2026Downgrade$11.89$13.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIKDKyndryl5/21/2026Downgrade$12.11$13.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIGLOBGlobant5/15/2026Lower Price Target$40.04$78.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIPSFEPaysafe5/14/2026Reiterated Rating$8.65$10.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIETOReToro Group5/13/2026Boost Price Target$37.61$57.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIGGenpact5/5/2026Lower Price Target$34.12$37.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFISVFiserv5/4/2026Reiterated Rating$62.14$91.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIEPAMEPAM Systems5/4/2026Lower Price Target$112.22$167.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIMAMastercard5/1/2026Lower Price Target$504.06$665.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROICTSHCognizant Technology Solutions5/1/2026Lower Price Target$52.90$88.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIINFYInfosys4/24/2026Lower Price Target$12.95$14.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIINFYInfosys4/14/2026Lower Price Target$13.99$16.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIAGBKAGI3/9/2026Initiated Coverage$10.54$17.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIFISFidelity National Information Services2/25/2026Lower Price Target$48.19$55.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIKDKyndryl2/13/2026Lower Price Target$11.29$16.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIAFRMAffirm2/6/2026Reiterated Rating$59.42$100.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIPYPLPayPal2/4/2026Lower Price Target$41.70$63.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROINUNU1/27/2026Boost Price Target$18.17$22.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROICTSHCognizant Technology Solutions1/23/2026Reiterated Rating$84.61$98.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIFOURShift4 Payments1/8/2026Lower Price Target$65.57$101.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIPYPLPayPal1/8/2026Lower Price Target$58.14$90.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIACNAccenture12/19/2025Boost Price Target$269.84$277.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPSFEPaysafe11/14/2025Lower Price Target$7.37$9.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPAGSPagSeguro Digital11/14/2025Boost Price Target$9.39$12.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROINUNU11/14/2025Boost Price Target$15.63$19.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIFISVFiserv11/12/2025Reiterated Rating$63.66$99.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIETOReToro Group11/12/2025Upgrade$41.24$55.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIWUWestern Union11/10/2025Boost Price Target$9.09$10.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFOURShift4 Payments11/7/2025Lower Price Target$66.91$115.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIEVTCEvertec11/7/2025Lower Price Target$28.12$32.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIBILLBILL11/7/2025Lower Price Target$44.65$84.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIDXCDXC Technology10/31/2025Set Price Target$14.38$14.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIMELIMercadoLibre10/13/2025Lower Price Target$2,133.67$2,900.00Positive$0000.0000.00% ROIACNAccenture9/18/2025Lower Price Target$241.21$270.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROINUNU8/27/2025Boost Price Target$14.29$17.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIWUWestern Union7/29/2025Lower Price Target$8.43$9.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIINFYInfosys7/24/2025Boost Price Target$17.75$19.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIFISVFiserv7/24/2025Lower Price Target$140.47$220.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIAFRMAffirm7/23/2025Boost Price Target$64.81$76.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIToday's free pick (on me) (Ad)Elon Musk doesn't own the chip inside every Tesla, Starlink dish, and AI satellite - he licenses it from one lesser known company. With plans filed for 1,000,000 new satellites, that licensing fee could scale dramatically. Analyst Dylan says the stock could move by December 8th.Get today's free pick before December 8th.ETOReToro Group7/18/2025Lower Price Target$61.23$66.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIINFYInfosys7/18/2025Boost Price Target$18.33$18.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIMELIMercadoLibre6/26/2025Reiterated Rating$2,540.50$2,975.00Positive$0000.0000.00% ROIETOReToro Group6/9/2025Initiated Coverage$68.70$70.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIDAVAEndava5/20/2025Lower Price Target$15.05$42.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIDLODLocal5/15/2025Boost Price Target$11.68$18.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIPAGSPagSeguro Digital5/14/2025Lower Price Target$9.77$14.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROINUNU5/14/2025Boost Price Target$13.57$15.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz5/13/2025Lower Price Target$80.53$130.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROICTSHCognizant Technology Solutions5/1/2025Upgrade$73.57$90.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIFOURShift4 Payments4/30/2025Boost Price Target$83.93$125.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIFISVFiserv4/25/2025Lower Price Target$179.10$240.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIWUWestern Union4/24/2025Lower Price Target$9.78$11.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIEPAMEPAM Systems4/23/2025Lower Price Target$158.18$210.00Positive$000.0000.00% ROIDXCDXC Technology4/23/2025Lower Price Target$15.41$16.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROICTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4/23/2025Lower Price Target$72.77$77.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIKDKyndryl4/23/2025Lower Price Target$31.58$43.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIPSFEPaysafe4/22/2025Lower Price Target$13.82$15.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFISVFiserv4/15/2025Lower Price Target$214.63$250.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIINFYInfosys4/14/2025Upgrade$16.86$17.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIFOURShift4 Payments4/11/2025Lower Price Target$78.83$100.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIPSFEPaysafe3/5/2025Lower Price Target$15.70$17.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIVVisa2/21/2025Boost Price Target$351.52$410.00Positive$000.0000.00% ROIMELIMercadoLibre2/21/2025Boost Price Target$2,254.88$2,760.00Positive$0000.0000.00% ROIDAVAEndava2/21/2025Lower Price Target$27.03$50.00Positive$0.0000.00% ROIFISFidelity National Information Services2/12/2025Downgrade$73.13$81.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIFISVFiserv2/10/2025Boost Price Target$230.03$270.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIWUWestern Union2/5/2025Lower Price Target$10.72$12.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIKDKyndryl2/5/2025Boost Price Target$42.43$46.00Positive$00.0000.00% ROIVVisa1/31/2025Boost Price Target$347.20$395.00Positive$000.0000.00% ROIMAMastercard1/31/2025Boost Price Target$561.54$670.00Positive$000.0000.00% ROIDLODLocal1/29/2025Boost Price Target$12.92$16.00Positive$00.0000.00% 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 BrokerageWall Street ZenUBS GroupCitigroupBarclaysRoyal Bank Of CanadaWells Fargo & CompanyJPMorgan Chase & Co.Jefferies Financial GroupThe Goldman Sachs GroupTD CowenTruist FinancialPiper SandlerDeutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftBMO Capital MarketsRaymond James Financial Unlock superior investment research and tools. 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