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Christopher Nardone (Bank of America Securities): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4★
Success47%
Excess return+9.6%
rank#2,435
Ratings134
ratings on stock perps34

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings84198
Stock2828
Buy / hold / sell47 / 18 / 19106 / 58 / 34
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 1 / 82 / 4 / 9
Price targets hit / missed19 / 59 (24%)48 / 139 (26%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-11.2%-12.4%
Best / worst call+51.2% / -41.4%+132.2% / -63.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.1% · vs S&P 500 -0.2% · targets hit within a year – (n = 26)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$WMT Walmart Inc.Buy · MaintainedSep 8, 2026
$COST Costco Wholesale CorporationBuy · Maintained$1,200+33.0%Sep 2, 2026
$LOW Lowe'sHold · Reiterated$252+28.2%Aug 19, 2026
$TGT Target CorporationSell · Reiterated$140-10.1%Aug 19, 2026
$HD The Home Depot, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$407+33.1%Aug 18, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 8, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Sep 2, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Buy · $1,200 · article
  • Aug 20, 2026 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $126 · article
  • Aug 19, 2026 $TGT: Reiterated · Sell · $140 · article
  • Aug 19, 2026 $LOW: Reiterated · Hold · $252 · article
  • Aug 18, 2026 $HD: Reiterated · Buy · $407 · article
  • Aug 12, 2026 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $144 · article
  • Aug 12, 2026 $TGT: Reiterated · Sell · $124 · article
  • Aug 10, 2026 $HD: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Aug 10, 2026 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Aug 5, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Buy · $1,200 · article
  • Jul 8, 2026 $COST: Reiterated · Buy · $1,200 · article
  • Jul 7, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $144 · article
  • Jun 17, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Sell · $110 · article
  • Jun 7, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $144 · article
  • Jun 3, 2026 $COST: Reiterated · Buy · $1,200 · article
  • Jun 3, 2026 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · $257 · article
  • May 22, 2026 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $144 · article
  • May 20, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Sell · $110 · article
  • May 21, 2026 $LOW: Reiterated · Hold · $257 · article

Christopher Nardone4★ · 47% 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.