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Arun Viswanathan (RBC Capital): analyst track record on stock perps

Arun Viswanathan of RBC Capital on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars1.3★
Success51%
Excess return-0.3%
rank#9,164
Ratings497
ratings on stock perps116

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings368898
Stock4949
Buy / hold / sell215 / 153 / 0561 / 337 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations5 / 9 / 19 / 14 / 3
Price targets hit / missed51 / 313 (14%)146 / 741 (16%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-18.3%-24.0%
Best / worst call+413.6% / -87.5%+413.6% / -93.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.7% · vs S&P 500 -0.9% (n = 101) · targets hit within a year 40% (n = 58)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$ALB Albemarle CorporationBuy · Maintained$129+37.7%Oct 15, 2026
$APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Buy · Maintained$346+12.6%Oct 15, 2026
$LIN Linde plcBuy · Maintained$549+7.9%Oct 15, 2026
$SHW Sherwin-WilliamsBuy · Maintained$392+16.3%Oct 9, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Oct 15, 2026 $APD: Maintained · Buy · $346 · article
  • Oct 15, 2026 $ALB: Maintained · Buy · $129 · article
  • Oct 15, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $549 · article
  • Oct 15, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $549 · article
  • Oct 15, 2026 $ALB: Maintained · Buy · $129 · article
  • Oct 15, 2026 $APD: Maintained · Buy · $346 · article
  • Oct 9, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $392 · article
  • Sep 24, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
  • Sep 21, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
  • Sep 21, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $420
  • Aug 7, 2026 $ALB: Maintained · Buy · $157 · article
  • Aug 5, 2026 $APD: Maintained · Buy · $360 · article
  • Jul 31, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $553 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $APD: Maintained · Buy · $358 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $576 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $ALB: Maintained · Buy · $166 · article
  • Jul 8, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $405 · article
  • Jun 4, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $391 · article
  • May 25, 2026 $ALB: Maintained · Buy · $257 · article

Arun Viswanathan1.3★ · 51% success · -0.3% 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.