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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.

Stars3.8★
Success77%
Excess return+7.4%
rank#3,018
Ratings61
ratings on stock perps30

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings5869
Stock1920
Buy / hold / sell41 / 17 / 051 / 18 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 0 / 21 / 0 / 2
Price targets hit / missed9 / 46 (16%)10 / 55 (15%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-4.1%-4.5%
Best / worst call+149.6% / -26.7%+149.6% / -26.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.0% · vs S&P 500 +0.7% (n = 26)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$LIN Linde plcBuy · Maintained$562+10.4%Oct 20, 2026
$APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Buy · Maintained$344+12.0%Jul 15, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Oct 20, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $562 · article
  • Oct 20, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $562
  • Oct 14, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $563 · article
  • Sep 11, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $563 · article
  • Sep 11, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $563
  • Aug 19, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $564 · article
  • Jul 31, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $559 · article
  • Jul 15, 2026 $APD: Maintained · Buy · $344 · 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 18, 2026 $APD: Reiterated · Buy · $329 · article
  • Feb 5, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $519 · article
  • Jan 30, 2026 $APD: Reiterated · Buy · $300 · article
  • Jan 8, 2026 $APD: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • Dec 8, 2025 $APD: Maintained · Buy · $320 · article

James Hooper3.8★ · 77% success · +7.4% 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.