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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.
Stars4.3★
Success59%
Excess return+10.3%
rank#1,862
Ratings143
ratings on stock perps174
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 201 | 329 |
| Stock | 148 | 201 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 91 / 110 / 0 | 146 / 181 / 2 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 42 / 61 / 21 | 82 / 131 / 39 |
| 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% · targets hit within a year – (n = 166)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $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 |
| $UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | Hold · Downgraded | – | – | 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 |
| $TJX TJX Companies | 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 |
| $JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Buy · 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 |
| $MS Morgan Stanley | Buy · Upgraded | – | – | Apr 27, 2026 |
| $NFLX Netflix, Inc. | Hold · Downgraded | – | – | Apr 27, 2026 |
| $BSX Boston Scientific Corporation | Hold · Reiterated | – | – | Apr 1, 2026 |
| $CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Apr 1, 2026 |
| $IBM International Business Machines | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Apr 1, 2026 |
| $ORCL Oracle Corporation | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Apr 1, 2026 |
| $RTX RTX Corporation | Buy · Initiated | – | – | Mar 24, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- 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
- Jul 15, 2026 $TJX: Downgraded · Hold · article
- Jul 15, 2026 $ANET: Upgraded · Buy · article
- Jul 7, 2026 $META: Upgraded · Buy · article
- Jul 7, 2026 $AVGO: Downgraded · Hold · article
- Jun 24, 2026 $CME: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jun 25, 2026 $MUFG: Initiated · Buy · article
- Jun 25, 2026 $MU: Upgraded · Buy · article
- Jun 5, 2026 $AVGO: Upgraded · Buy · article
- May 5, 2026 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · article
- May 5, 2026 $JNJ: Maintained · Buy · article
- May 5, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · article
Hans Engel4.3★ · 59% success · +10.3% 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.