Gordon Haskett
Gordon Haskett Research Advisors is a New York-based independent research firm affiliated with Gordon Haskett Capital Corporation, an NYSE member broker-dealer. It is best known for event-driven research on M&A, activism, spin-offs and restructurings, alongside consumer, retail, restaurant and internet coverage built on alternative data.
Activity24M
RatingsPrice targetsKey figures
- Stocks covered
- 2612M
- Actions
- 3512M
- Ratings / Price targets
- 8 / 27
- Upgrades / Downgrades
- 4 / 1
- Buy-rated
- 88%of 8 rated
- Median upside
- +12.6%
- Targets raised / lowered
- 9 / 8
- On record
- May 2017 – Sep 2026
Overview
Gordon Haskett offers nine products to institutional investors: event-driven, legal and regulatory, consumer, retail, restaurant, internet, healthcare policy and insurance research, plus a corporate-jet tracking portal. Its senior retail analyst has ranked first among independent research providers in Institutional Investor's All-America poll. At the research division's launch in 2013, John Argenti said it would provide tailored coverage and responsive service to a select group of institutional clients, with research distributed to a limited audience. The platform supports analysts with senior research salespeople, compliance services and IT.
Gordon Haskett Capital Corporation, co-founded by Allan Gordon, began trading operations in 1974 and has provided trading and portfolio-management services to institutions. It announced an independent research division in September 2013, led by president and director of research John Argenti, a co-founder of Consumer Edge Research; Tim Gordon is a co-founder of the research firm. Insurance research launched in 2015, and healthcare-policy coverage was added in 2026.
Milestones
- 1974
Gordon Haskett Capital Corp. begins trading operations
- 2013
Announces independent research division, Gordon Haskett Research Advisors
- 2015
Launches insurance research
- 2026
Adds healthcare policy research
Firm facts
- Legal name
- Gordon Haskett Research Advisors, LLC
- Type
- Independent research
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- President and Director of Research
- John Argenti
- Rating scale
- BuyAccumulateHoldReduceUnderperform12–18 months
- Also filed as
- Gordon Haskett Capital Corporation
- Website
- gordonhaskett.com
Research philosophy
Our analyst teams generate highly differentiated, independent insights, enhanced by creative use of unique data sources, field work, and corporate access.
Gordon Haskett says its platform gives analysts intellectual autonomy and firm-funded proprietary data, free of the conflicts of a larger firm. Its research draws on geolocation, credit-card and web-traffic data.
Rating methodology
Ratings are Buy, Accumulate, Hold, Reduce and Underperform, based on expected risk-adjusted total shareholder return relative to broad market benchmarks over 12–18 months.
Coverage12M
Sectors
Most covered24M
| Stock | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|
 Dollar Tree, Inc.DLTR | Reduce | $125 |
 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.OLLI | Accumulate | $90 |
 Shake Shack Inc.SHAK | Buy | $70 |
 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.BJ | Buy | $72 |
 Dollar General CorporationDG | Reduce | $140 |
 Brinker International, Inc.EAT | Buy | $220 |
 The Home Depot, Inc.HD | Buy | $450 |
 Kohl's CorporationKSS | Hold | $25 |
 Lowe's Companies, Inc.LOW | Buy | $325 |
 Macy's, Inc.M | Buy | $22 |
Most active analysts
- Jeffrey Farmer4 notesSHAKWINGCMG
- Chuck Grom2 notesHDM
- Robert Mollins2 notesBKNGUBER
Recent actions
| Date | Stock | Rating action | Rating | Target | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | PLDave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.PLAY | Target | $9 | ||
| Aug 25 |  DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.DKS | Target | $130 | ||
| Aug 20 |  Walmart Inc.WMT | Target | $140 →$110 | ||
| Aug 20 |  Target CorporationTGT | Target | $170 →$200 | ||
| Aug 20 | TJThe TJX Companies, Inc.TJX | Reiterate | Accumulate | $67 →$155 | |
| Jul 29 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.BJ | Upgrade | Hold →Buy | ||
| Jul 28 | Brinker International, Inc.EAT | Target | $160 →$220 | Jeff Farmer | |
| Jul 16 |  Wingstop Inc.WING | Target | $250 →$185 | ||
| Jul 2 | Dollar Tree, Inc.DLTR | Target | $115 →$125 | ||
| Jun 4 | Dollar Tree, Inc.DLTR | Target | $95 →$115 | ||
| Jun 4 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.OLLI | Target | $145 →$90 |