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Connor Cerniglia (Bernstein): analyst track record on stock perps

Connor Cerniglia 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.

Stars0.7★

Success13%

Excess return-5.0%

rank#10,696

Ratings31

ratings on stock perps22

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	91	91
Stock	17	17
Buy / hold / sell	44 / 33 / 14	44 / 33 / 14
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 1 / 10	0 / 1 / 10
Price targets hit / missed	31 / 59 (34%)	31 / 59 (34%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-7.3%	-7.3%
Best / worst call	+30.4% / -50.6%	+30.4% / -50.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.2% · vs S&P 500 +1.7% · targets hit within a year – (n = 19)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$CTAS Cintas	Hold · Maintained	$200	+0.8%	Sep 10, 2026
$WM Waste Management	Buy · Maintained	$270	+25.7%	Sep 8, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 10, 2026 $CTAS: Maintained · Hold · $200 · article
Sep 8, 2026 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $270 · article
Sep 2, 2026 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $270 · article
Jul 9, 2026 $WM: Reiterated · Buy · $260 · article
Jul 6, 2026 $CTAS: Maintained · Hold · $200 · article
Jul 8, 2026 $WM: Reiterated · Buy · $260 · article
Jun 26, 2026 $CTAS: Maintained · Hold · $200 · article
Jun 25, 2026 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Apr 15, 2026 $CTAS: Maintained · Hold · $200 · article
Apr 8, 2026 $CTAS: Reiterated · Hold · $200 · article
Mar 26, 2026 $CTAS: Maintained · Hold · $200 · article
Mar 19, 2026 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Feb 26, 2026 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Feb 23, 2026 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Jan 28, 2026 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Jan 23, 2026 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Jan 5, 2026 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Dec 19, 2025 $CTAS: Maintained · Hold · $200 · article
Dec 12, 2025 $CTAS: Maintained · Hold · $200 · article
Dec 2, 2025 $CTAS: Initiated · Hold · $200 · article

Connor Cerniglia0.7★ · 13% success · -5.0% 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.