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Jeff Bernstein (Barclays): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars2★

Success53%

Excess return+0.2%

rank#7,493

Ratings497

ratings on stock perps98

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	169	582
Stock	36	36
Buy / hold / sell	89 / 60 / 20	299 / 212 / 71
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 0	3 / 3 / 2
Price targets hit / missed	36 / 132 (21%)	169 / 412 (29%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-8.5%	-1.4%
Best / worst call	+114.7% / -67.0%	+531.4% / -83.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.3% · vs S&P 500 -2.7% · targets hit within a year 39% (n = 91)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$MCD McDonald's Corporation	Buy · Reiterated	$350	+38.3%	May 8, 2026
$WEN The Wendy's Company	Hold · Maintained	$8.00	+7.5%	May 8, 2026
$CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$38.00	+5.2%	Apr 30, 2026
$SBUX Starbucks	Buy · Maintained	$116	+16.9%	Apr 29, 2026

Recent ratings

May 8, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $8.00 · article
May 8, 2026 $MCD: Reiterated · Buy · $350 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $38.00 · article
Apr 29, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $116 · article
Feb 17, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $8.00 · article
Feb 13, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $9.00 · article
Feb 12, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Buy · $380 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $40.00 · article
Jan 29, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $116 · article
Jan 23, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
Jan 7, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
Jan 7, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Buy · $372 · article
Jan 7, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $44.00 · article
Dec 5, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $9.00 · article
Dec 5, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Buy · $358 · article
Nov 7, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $9.00 · article
Nov 5, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Buy · $362 · article
Nov 4, 2025 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $95.00 · article
Oct 30, 2025 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $95.00 · article
Oct 30, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $38.00 · article

Jeff Bernstein2★ · 53% success · +0.2% 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.