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Alex Irving (Bernstein): analyst track record on stock perps

Alex Irving of Bernstein on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.1★

Success54%

Excess return+6.0%

rank#2,271

Ratings298

ratings on stock perps20

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	91	178
Stock	30	33
Buy / hold / sell	53 / 37 / 1	93 / 81 / 4
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 4 / 0	3 / 5 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	34 / 53 (39%)	72 / 98 (42%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-4.6%	-7.9%
Best / worst call	+114.0% / -72.3%	+114.0% / -98.8%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +5.2% · vs S&P 500 +2.7% · targets hit within a year 0% (n = 13)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$FDX FedEx	Buy · Maintained	$397	+27.3%	Sep 3, 2026
$UNP Union Pacific Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$346	+21.1%	Sep 3, 2026
$UPS United Parcel Service	Buy · Maintained	$131	+31.0%	Sep 3, 2026
$CSX CSX Corporation	Hold · Maintained	$48.00	-2.1%	Aug 24, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 3, 2026 $UPS: Maintained · Buy · $131 · article
Sep 3, 2026 $FDX: Maintained · Buy · $397 · article
Sep 3, 2026 $UNP: Maintained · Buy · $346
Aug 24, 2026 $CSX: Maintained · Hold · $48.00 · article
Aug 24, 2026 $UNP: Maintained · Buy · $346 · article
Aug 24, 2026 $FDX: Maintained · Buy · $397 · article
Aug 24, 2026 $UPS: Maintained · Buy · $131 · article
Jul 24, 2026 $FDX: Maintained · Buy · $397 · article
Jun 25, 2026 $UNP: Maintained · Buy · $330 · article
Jun 25, 2026 $CSX: Maintained · Hold · $39.00 · article
Jun 25, 2026 $UPS: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
Feb 20, 2026 $UPS: Maintained · Buy · $128 · article
Jan 22, 2026 $UPS: Maintained · Buy · $125 · article
Dec 18, 2025 $UPS: Maintained · Buy · $122 · article
Nov 20, 2025 $UPS: Maintained · Buy · $122 · article
Oct 16, 2025 $UPS: Maintained · Buy · $133 · article
May 16, 2024 $FDX: Maintained · Buy · $324 · article
May 16, 2024 $UPS: Maintained · Buy · $184 · article
Apr 11, 2024 $FDX: Maintained · Buy · article
Apr 11, 2024 $UPS: Maintained · Buy · article

Alex Irving4.1★ · 54% success · +6.0% 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.