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A.J. Rice (UBS): analyst track record on stock perps

A.J. Rice of UBS on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.7★
Success62%
Excess return+9.6%
rank#683
Ratings488
ratings on stock perps37

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings118219
Stock3638
Buy / hold / sell85 / 33 / 0145 / 66 / 8
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 0 / 16 / 1 / 16
Price targets hit / missed38 / 80 (32%)81 / 138 (37%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-7.0%+14.4%
Best / worst call+105.5% / -51.3%+824.0% / -62.8%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.8% · vs S&P 500 +1.1% · targets hit within a year 41% (n = 35)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$HCA HCA HealthcareBuy · Maintained$579+37.5%Jul 27, 2026
$UNH UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedBuy · Reiterated$490+26.2%Jul 17, 2026
$CI CignaBuy · Maintained$400+42.4%May 22, 2026
$ELV Elevance HealthBuy · Maintained$460+10.4%May 22, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jul 27, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $579 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $490 · article
  • May 22, 2026 $ELV: Maintained · Buy · $460 · article
  • May 22, 2026 $CI: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
  • May 22, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $460 · article
  • Apr 17, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $410 · article
  • Feb 23, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $635 · article
  • Jan 29, 2026 $ELV: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
  • Jan 28, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $598 · article
  • Jan 28, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $410 · article
  • Oct 31, 2025 $CI: Maintained · Buy · $340 · article
  • Oct 29, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $430 · article
  • Oct 27, 2025 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $525 · article
  • Oct 14, 2025 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $495 · article
  • Oct 6, 2025 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $378 · article
  • Sep 23, 2025 $CI: Reiterated · Buy · $390 · article
  • Sep 19, 2025 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $378 · article
  • Sep 10, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $378 · article
  • Sep 8, 2025 $ELV: Maintained · Buy · $425 · article
  • Sep 4, 2025 $ELV: Maintained · Buy · $425 · article

A.J. Rice4.7★ · 62% success · +9.6% excess return · TipRanks data via FMP · Source headlines via TheFly/StreetInsider (FMP). Reaction = venue-median perp move after our detection — an observation, not investment advice.