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Hans Engel (Erste Group): analyst track record on stock perps
Hans Engel of Erste Group on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars4.2★
Success57%
Excess return+9.2%
rank#1,934
Ratings148
ratings on stock perps194
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 207 | 368 |
| Stock | 142 | 217 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 91 / 116 / 0 | 166 / 200 / 2 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 33 / 62 / 29 | 89 / 144 / 52 |
| Price targets hit / missed | – | – |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | – | – |
| Best / worst call | – / – | – / – |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.8% · vs S&P 500 +0.1% (n = 83)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $APH Amphenol | Buy · Initiated | – | – | Oct 21, 2026 |
| $ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Buy · Upgraded | – | – | Oct 21, 2026 |
| $JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Hold · Downgraded | – | – | Oct 21, 2026 |
| $SAP SAP SE | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Oct 21, 2026 |
| $MS Morgan Stanley | Hold · Downgraded | – | – | Oct 8, 2026 |
| $TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Oct 8, 2026 |
| $UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Oct 8, 2026 |
| $MRSH Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | Buy · Initiated | – | – | Sep 8, 2026 |
| $FCX Freeport-McMoRan | Buy · Initiated | – | – | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $SHEL Shell plc | Buy · Upgraded | – | – | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $VLO Valero Energy | Hold · Downgraded | – | – | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $ABBV AbbVie Inc. | Buy · Upgraded | – | – | Aug 5, 2026 |
| $CAT Caterpillar Inc. | Hold · Downgraded | – | – | Jul 27, 2026 |
| $V Visa Inc. | Buy · Upgraded | – | – | Jul 27, 2026 |
| $ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | Buy · Upgraded | – | – | Jul 15, 2026 |
| $BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Buy · Initiated | – | – | Jul 15, 2026 |
| $FIX Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | Hold · Downgraded | – | – | Jul 15, 2026 |
| $AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Hold · Downgraded | – | – | Jul 7, 2026 |
| $META Meta Platforms, Inc. | Buy · Upgraded | – | – | Jul 7, 2026 |
| $MU Micron Technology, Inc. | Buy · Upgraded | – | – | Jun 25, 2026 |
| $MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | Buy · Initiated | – | – | Jun 25, 2026 |
| $CME CME Group | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Jun 24, 2026 |
| $AMGN Amgen Inc. | Hold · Downgraded | – | – | May 5, 2026 |
| $COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | Hold · Maintained | – | – | May 5, 2026 |
| $MRK Merck & Co., Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | May 5, 2026 |
| $PFE Pfizer Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | May 5, 2026 |
| $ROST Ross Stores | Buy · Maintained | – | – | May 5, 2026 |
| $TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific | Hold · Maintained | – | – | May 5, 2026 |
| $VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Hold · Maintained | – | – | May 5, 2026 |
| $VZ Verizon | Hold · Downgraded | – | – | May 5, 2026 |
| $GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Buy · Maintained | – | – | May 4, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Oct 21, 2026 $SAP: Maintained · Hold · article
- Oct 21, 2026 $APH: Initiated · Buy · article
- Oct 21, 2026 $ISRG: Upgraded · Buy · article
- Oct 21, 2026 $ISRG: Upgraded · Buy · article
- Oct 21, 2026 $APH: Initiated · Buy · article
- Oct 21, 2026 $JNJ: Downgraded · Hold · article
- Oct 21, 2026 $JNJ: Downgraded · Hold · article
- Oct 21, 2026 $SAP: Maintained · Hold
- Oct 8, 2026 $TJX: Maintained · Hold · article
- Oct 8, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Hold · article
- Oct 8, 2026 $MS: Downgraded · Hold · article
- Sep 8, 2026 $MRSH: Initiated · Buy · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $UNH: Downgraded · Hold · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $VLO: Downgraded · Hold · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $FCX: Initiated · Buy · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $SHEL: Upgraded · Buy · article
- Aug 5, 2026 $ABBV: Upgraded · Buy · article
- Jul 27, 2026 $V: Upgraded · Buy · article
- Jul 27, 2026 $CAT: Downgraded · Hold · article
- Jul 15, 2026 $BNY: Initiated · Buy · article
Hans Engel4.2★ · 57% success · +9.2% 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.