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Christopher Kennedy (William Blair): analyst track record on stock perps

Christopher Kennedy of William Blair on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.8★

Success54%

Excess return+6.5%

rank#3,028

Ratings149

ratings on stock perps18

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	122	193
Stock	27	30
Buy / hold / sell	103 / 19 / 0	155 / 38 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 0 / 2	3 / 2 / 2
Price targets hit / missed	5 / 6 (45%)	5 / 6 (45%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+6.4%	+6.4%
Best / worst call	+61.4% / -21.7%	+61.4% / -21.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.1% · vs S&P 500 -1.7% · targets hit within a year – (n = 18)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$AXP American Express	Buy · Maintained	–	–	Jul 24, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 24, 2026 $AXP: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 15, 2026 $AXP: Reiterated · Buy · article
Jun 15, 2026 $AXP: Maintained · Buy · article
Apr 23, 2026 $AXP: Reiterated · Buy · article
Jan 30, 2026 $AXP: Reiterated · Buy · article
Jan 12, 2026 $AXP: Maintained · Buy · article
Oct 23, 2025 $AXP: Reiterated · Buy · article
Oct 17, 2025 $AXP: Reiterated · Buy · article
Sep 17, 2025 $AXP: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 18, 2025 $AXP: Reiterated · Buy · article
Jul 2, 2025 $AXP: Reiterated · Buy · article
Apr 21, 2025 $AXP: Reiterated · Buy · article
Apr 17, 2025 $AXP: Reiterated · Buy · article
Feb 21, 2025 $AXP: Reiterated · Buy · article
Jul 18, 2024 $PYPL: Downgraded · Hold · article
May 3, 2024 $MA: Reiterated · Buy · article
Feb 8, 2024 $PYPL: Reiterated · Buy · article
Jan 25, 2024 $PYPL: Maintained · Buy · article

Christopher Kennedy3.8★ · 54% success · +6.5% 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.