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James Faucette (Morgan Stanley): analyst track record on stock perps

James Faucette of Morgan Stanley on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4★
Success60%
Excess return+3.3%
rank#2,431
Ratings495
ratings on stock perps202

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings246698
Stock5665
Buy / hold / sell67 / 160 / 19163 / 473 / 62
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations4 / 6 / 719 / 19 / 8
Price targets hit / missed60 / 186 (24%)170 / 528 (24%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-15.1%-17.6%
Best / worst call+144.1% / -84.8%+353.3% / -96.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.4% · vs S&P 500 -0.3% · targets hit within a year 42% (n = 187)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$GLXY Galaxy DigitalBuy · Maintained$48.00+98.9%Sep 9, 2026
$ACN AccentureHold · Maintained$130-26.9%Sep 3, 2026
$AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.Hold · Maintained$82.00+20.6%Aug 28, 2026
$CRCL Circle Internet Group, Inc.Sell · Downgraded$37.00-59.0%Aug 6, 2026
$DXC DXC Technology CompanyHold · Maintained$9.00-18.5%Jul 31, 2026
$MA Mastercard IncorporatedBuy · Reiterated$681+20.5%Jul 31, 2026
$ADP Automatic Data ProcessingHold · Maintained$286+7.0%Jul 30, 2026
$PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.Sell · Maintained$45.00-15.6%Jul 29, 2026
$V Visa Inc.Buy · Maintained$416+13.3%Jul 29, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 9, 2026 $GLXY: Maintained · Buy · $48.00 · article
  • Sep 3, 2026 $GLXY: Reiterated · Buy · $48.00 · article
  • Sep 3, 2026 $ACN: Maintained · Hold · $130 · article
  • Aug 28, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Hold · $82.00 · article
  • Aug 6, 2026 $GLXY: Maintained · Buy · $37.00 · article
  • Aug 6, 2026 $CRCL: Downgraded · Sell · $37.00 · article
  • Aug 4, 2026 $CRCL: Reiterated · Sell · $38.00 · article
  • Jul 31, 2026 $DXC: Maintained · Hold · $9.00 · article
  • Jul 31, 2026 $MA: Reiterated · Buy · $681 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $ADP: Maintained · Hold · $286 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $416 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Sell · $45.00 · article
  • Jul 23, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Sell · $34.00 · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Sell · $34.00 · article
  • Jun 30, 2026 $CRCL: Maintained · Hold · $106 · article
  • Jun 25, 2026 $AFRM: Downgraded · Hold · $79.00 · article
  • Jun 22, 2026 $ACN: Reiterated · Hold · $130 · article
  • Jun 15, 2026 $DXC: Maintained · Hold · $9.00 · article
  • May 20, 2026 $CRCL: Reiterated · Hold · $106 · article
  • May 14, 2026 $DXC: Maintained · Hold · $9.00 · article

James Faucette4★ · 60% success · +3.3% 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.