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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.

Stars3★

Success53%

Excess return+1.2%

rank#5,100

Ratings497

ratings on stock perps56

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	321	829
Stock	48	48
Buy / hold / sell	188 / 133 / 0	522 / 307 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	5 / 7 / 1	9 / 11 / 3
Price targets hit / missed	52 / 262 (17%)	159 / 661 (19%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-11.9%	-18.7%
Best / worst call	+408.6% / -70.7%	+408.6% / -88.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.6% · vs S&P 500 -0.2% · targets hit within a year 38% (n = 52)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$LIN Linde plc	Buy · Maintained	$553	+19.8%	Jul 31, 2026
$SHW Sherwin-Williams	Buy · Maintained	$420	+32.3%	Jul 30, 2026
$ACN Accenture	Buy · Reiterated	$253	+42.2%	Mar 19, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 31, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $553 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
Jul 17, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $576 · article
Jul 8, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $405 · article
Jun 4, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $391 · article
May 4, 2026 $LIN: Reiterated · Buy · $570 · article
Apr 29, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $391 · article
Apr 24, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $552 · article
Apr 21, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $391 · article
Mar 19, 2026 $ACN: Reiterated · Buy · $253 · article
Mar 18, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $376 · article
Feb 9, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $512 · article
Jan 29, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $390 · article
Jan 21, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $490 · article
Jan 6, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $395 · article
Dec 18, 2025 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $405 · article
Dec 18, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $490 · article
Dec 12, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $490 · article
Nov 5, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $540 · article
Oct 31, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $576 · article

Arun Viswanathan3★ · 53% success · +1.2% 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.