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James Hooper (Bernstein): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars3.5★

Success69%

Excess return+6.3%

rank#3,811

Ratings55

ratings on stock perps15

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	42	49
Stock	16	17
Buy / hold / sell	33 / 9 / 0	40 / 9 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 0 / 0	1 / 0 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	5 / 34 (13%)	5 / 40 (11%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-6.6%	-7.5%
Best / worst call	+178.7% / -19.4%	+178.7% / -25.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.3% · vs S&P 500 -0.1% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 14)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$LIN Linde plc	Buy · Maintained	$564	+22.2%	Aug 19, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 19, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $564 · article
Jul 31, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $559 · article
May 7, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $561 · article
Apr 20, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $561 · article
Mar 13, 2026 $INTC: Maintained · Hold · $36.00 · article
Mar 13, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $537 · article
Mar 3, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $537 · article
Feb 25, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $537 · article
Feb 18, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $537 · article
Feb 5, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $519 · article
Nov 3, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $516 · article
Oct 30, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $519 · article
Oct 13, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $518 · article
Aug 13, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $518 · article
Aug 1, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $517 · article

James Hooper3.5★ · 69% success · +6.3% 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.