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Gregory Francfort (Guggenheim): analyst track record on stock perps

Gregory Francfort of Guggenheim 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★

Success62%

Excess return+6.0%

rank#2,997

Ratings130

ratings on stock perps30

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	46	100
Stock	25	27
Buy / hold / sell	25 / 21 / 0	58 / 42 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 2 / 2	3 / 4 / 2
Price targets hit / missed	9 / 34 (21%)	18 / 77 (19%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-17.9%	-19.6%
Best / worst call	+10.2% / -64.9%	+25.6% / -84.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.9% · vs S&P 500 -1.5% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 27)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$MCD McDonald's Corporation	Hold · Reiterated	$290	+14.6%	Aug 5, 2026
$CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	Hold · Reiterated	$36.00	-0.3%	Jul 30, 2026
$SBUX Starbucks	Hold · Maintained	$97.00	-2.2%	Apr 28, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 5, 2026 $MCD: Reiterated · Hold · $290 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $CMG: Reiterated · Hold · $36.00 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $35.00 · article
Apr 28, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Hold · $97.00 · article
Mar 5, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Hold · $95.00 · article
Feb 12, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $320 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $CMG: Reiterated · Hold · $36.00 · article
Feb 3, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $325 · article
Jan 26, 2026 $SBUX: Reiterated · Hold · $90.00 · article
Nov 18, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $310 · article
Oct 9, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $295 · article
Aug 7, 2025 $MCD: Reiterated · Hold · $310 · article
Jul 30, 2025 $SBUX: Maintained · Hold · $90.00 · article
Jul 24, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $46.00 · article
Jul 1, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $305 · article
May 14, 2025 $WEN: Downgraded · Hold · article
Apr 30, 2025 $SBUX: Maintained · Hold · $79.00 · article
Apr 22, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $47.00 · article
Jan 29, 2025 $SBUX: Reiterated · Hold · $95.00 · article
Oct 23, 2024 $MCD: Downgraded · Hold · $285 · article

Gregory Francfort3.8★ · 62% success · +6.0% 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.