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Craig Hettenbach (Morgan Stanley): analyst track record on stock perps

Craig Hettenbach of Morgan Stanley on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.7★
Success60%
Excess return+10.9%
rank#786
Ratings315
ratings on stock perps97

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings126274
Stock2222
Buy / hold / sell54 / 63 / 9100 / 132 / 42
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 2 / 23 / 4 / 10
Price targets hit / missed54 / 71 (43%)123 / 150 (45%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-1.2%-2.8%
Best / worst call+94.7% / -71.4%+115.6% / -91.3%

After buy calls: not enough measured cases yet

After sell calls: median 21-day move +1.3% · vs S&P 500 +0.2% (n = 34)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$VEEV Veeva Systems Inc.Hold · Maintained$275-14.9%Oct 26, 2026
$WAY Waystar Holding Corp.Hold · Maintained$28.00-2.9%Sep 16, 2026
$SDGR Schrödinger, Inc.Hold · Maintained$17.00-28.6%Sep 15, 2026
$HIMS Hims & Hers Health, Inc.Hold · Reiterated$28.00+1.0%Aug 11, 2026
$HCA HCA HealthcareSell · Maintained$380-19.0%Jul 27, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Oct 26, 2026 $VEEV: Maintained · Hold · $275 · article
  • Sep 18, 2026 $VEEV: Reiterated · Hold · $275 · article
  • Sep 16, 2026 $WAY: Maintained · Hold · $28.00 · article
  • Sep 15, 2026 $SDGR: Maintained · Hold · $17.00 · article
  • Aug 27, 2026 $VEEV: Reiterated · Hold · $275 · article
  • Aug 26, 2026 $WAY: Maintained · Hold · $28.00 · article
  • Aug 11, 2026 $HIMS: Reiterated · Hold · $28.00 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $WAY: Maintained · Hold · $28.00 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $HIMS: Maintained · Hold · $21.00 · article
  • Jul 27, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Sell · $380 · article
  • Jul 22, 2026 $HIMS: Maintained · Hold · $21.00 · article
  • Jul 14, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Sell · $425 · article
  • Jun 4, 2026 $VEEV: Maintained · Hold · $215 · article
  • May 27, 2026 $WAY: Maintained · Hold · article
  • May 12, 2026 $HIMS: Reiterated · Hold · $21.00 · article
  • Apr 30, 2026 $WAY: Maintained · Hold · $28.00 · article
  • Apr 22, 2026 $HIMS: Maintained · Hold · $21.00 · article
  • Apr 20, 2026 $WAY: Maintained · Hold · $28.00 · article
  • Mar 30, 2026 $WAY: Initiated · Hold · $28.00 · article
  • Mar 9, 2026 $HIMS: Maintained · Hold · $21.00 · article

Craig Hettenbach4.7★ · 60% success · +10.9% 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.