Top analysts on stock perps · Analyst

Guy Hardwick (Barclays): analyst track record on stock perps

Guy Hardwick of Barclays on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.5★

Success68%

Excess return+15.4%

rank#1,358

Ratings96

ratings on stock perps23

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	159	171
Stock	23	23
Buy / hold / sell	90 / 48 / 21	95 / 55 / 21
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	3 / 1 / 13	4 / 1 / 16
Price targets hit / missed	63 / 96 (40%)	73 / 98 (43%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-6.9%	-3.3%
Best / worst call	+33.3% / -59.9%	+158.1% / -59.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.0% · vs S&P 500 -3.5% · targets hit within a year 0% (n = 20)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$APH Amphenol	Buy · Maintained	$100	+24.6%	Sep 8, 2026
$CGNX Cognex Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$80.00	+29.7%	Aug 10, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 8, 2026 $APH: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
Aug 10, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $80.00 · article
Aug 6, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $APH: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
Jul 13, 2026 $APH: Maintained · Buy · $200 · article
Jul 13, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
Jun 8, 2026 $APH: Maintained · Buy · $198 · article
May 11, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
May 4, 2026 $APH: Maintained · Buy · $180 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $APH: Maintained · Buy · $175 · article
Mar 16, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $64.00 · article
Feb 19, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $61.00 · article
Feb 12, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $61.00 · article
Jan 28, 2026 $APH: Maintained · Buy · $175 · article
Jan 9, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $54.00 · article
Jan 9, 2026 $APH: Upgraded · Buy · $156 · article
Nov 13, 2025 $APH: Maintained · Hold · $143 · article
Oct 31, 2025 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $56.00 · article
Oct 7, 2025 $APH: Initiated · Hold · $120 · article
Oct 7, 2025 $CGNX: Initiated · Buy · $55.00 · article

Guy Hardwick4.5★ · 68% success · +15.4% 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.