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Danilo Gargiulo (Bernstein): analyst track record on stock perps

Danilo Gargiulo 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.

Stars0.4★

Success46%

Excess return-5.5%

rank#11,601

Ratings132

ratings on stock perps112

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	142	274
Stock	25	25
Buy / hold / sell	82 / 60 / 0	156 / 118 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 1 / 4	6 / 4 / 6
Price targets hit / missed	4 / 120 (3%)	15 / 233 (6%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-21.0%	-23.1%
Best / worst call	+1.1% / -72.4%	+15.3% / -74.3%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.8% · vs S&P 500 -1.6% · targets hit within a year 45% (n = 109)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$MCD McDonald's Corporation	Hold · Maintained	$295	+16.6%	Aug 5, 2026
$WEN The Wendy's Company	Hold · Maintained	$9.00	+21.0%	Jul 20, 2026
$CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$50.00	+38.4%	Jul 15, 2026
$SBUX Starbucks	Buy · Maintained	$110	+10.9%	Jul 15, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 5, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $295 · article
Jul 20, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $9.00 · article
Jul 20, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $310 · article
Jul 15, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $310 · article
Jul 15, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $50.00 · article
Jul 15, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $9.00 · article
Jul 15, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
Jun 22, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $310 · article
Jun 2, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $50.00 · article
Jun 2, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
May 12, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $50.00 · article
May 12, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
May 13, 2026 $MCD: Reiterated · Hold · article
May 13, 2026 $WEN: Reiterated · Hold · article
Apr 30, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $50.00 · article
Apr 29, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
Mar 27, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $340 · article
Mar 5, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · article
Mar 3, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
Feb 17, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $9.00 · article

Danilo Gargiulo0.4★ · 46% success · -5.5% 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.