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Jim Kelleher (Argus Research): analyst track record on stock perps
Jim Kelleher of Argus Research on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars5★
Success69%
Excess return+32.6%
rank#24
Ratings490
ratings on stock perps180
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 159 | 268 |
| Stock | 94 | 114 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 149 / 10 / 0 | 246 / 22 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 4 / 1 / 1 | 9 / 6 / 3 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 28 / 102 (22%) | 91 / 122 (43%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -9.6% | +25.7% |
| Best / worst call | +136.6% / -89.3% | +522.2% / -89.3% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.7% · vs S&P 500 +0.6% (n = 158) · targets hit within a year 72% (n = 79)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ACN Accenture | Buy · Reiterated | $260 | +6.3% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| $JBL Jabil Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $475 | +73.4% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| $NTAP NetApp, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $225 | +1.3% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| $CIEN Ciena Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $550 | +61.1% | Sep 9, 2026 |
| $HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Buy · Reiterated | $70.00 | +19.3% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $HPQ HP Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $34.00 | -0.1% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $600 | +53.5% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| $CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $150 | +36.0% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| $CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $150 | +167.0% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| $SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Aug 12, 2026 |
| $SNDK Sandisk Corporation | Buy · Upgraded | – | – | Aug 10, 2026 |
| $EMR Emerson Electric | Buy · Maintained | $175 | +7.5% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| $AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $625 | +17.5% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| $GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $90.00 | +98.2% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| $ECL Ecolab | Buy · Maintained | $310 | +7.1% | Aug 4, 2026 |
| $AAPL Apple Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $375 | +9.1% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| $QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | Buy · Reiterated | $220 | +22.5% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| $STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc | Buy · Reiterated | $900 | +37.4% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| $NOK Nokia Oyj | Buy · Reiterated | $15.00 | +73.6% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| $ASML ASML Holding N.V. | Buy · Reiterated | $2,100 | +31.6% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| $IBM International Business Machines | Buy · Reiterated | $280 | +10.5% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| $DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $460 | -2.4% | May 28, 2026 |
| $ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $460 | +12.6% | May 22, 2026 |
| $INTU Intuit | Buy · Reiterated | $480 | +41.2% | May 21, 2026 |
| $NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $270 | +25.0% | May 20, 2026 |
| $MSI Motorola Solutions | Buy · Reiterated | $520 | +7.1% | May 11, 2026 |
| $KLAC KLA Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $195 | +30.7% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| $MA Mastercard Incorporated | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Apr 30, 2026 |
| $TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | Buy · Maintained | $320 | +9.2% | Apr 30, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Oct 1, 2026 $ACN: Reiterated · Buy · $260 · article
- Oct 1, 2026 $ACN: Reiterated · Buy · $260 · article
- Sep 30, 2026 $JBL: Reiterated · Buy · $475 · article
- Sep 10, 2026 $NTAP: Reiterated · Buy · $225 · article
- Sep 9, 2026 $CIEN: Reiterated · Buy · $550 · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $HPE: Reiterated · Buy · $70.00 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $HPQ: Reiterated · Buy · $34.00 · article
- Aug 17, 2026 $AMAT: Reiterated · Buy · $600 · article
- Aug 13, 2026 $CSCO: Reiterated · Buy · $150 · article
- Aug 12, 2026 $CRWV: Reiterated · Buy · $150 · article
- Aug 12, 2026 $SMCI: Maintained · Hold · article
- Aug 10, 2026 $SNDK: Upgraded · Buy · article
- Aug 6, 2026 $EMR: Maintained · Buy · $175 · article
- Aug 7, 2026 $SNDK: Upgraded · Buy · $1,600 · article
- Aug 5, 2026 $GFS: Reiterated · Buy · $90.00 · article
- Aug 5, 2026 $AMD: Reiterated · Buy · $625 · article
- Aug 4, 2026 $ECL: Maintained · Buy · $310 · article
- Jul 30, 2026 $AAPL: Reiterated · Buy · $375 · article
- Jul 30, 2026 $QCOM: Reiterated · Buy · $220 · article
- Jul 29, 2026 $STX: Reiterated · Buy · $900 · article
Jim Kelleher5★ · 69% success · +32.6% 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.