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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+33.8%
rank#30
Ratings484
ratings on stock perps162
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 131 | 242 |
| Stock | 86 | 108 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 122 / 9 / 0 | 221 / 21 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 4 / 1 / 1 | 9 / 6 / 3 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 31 / 77 (29%) | 91 / 102 (47%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -5.5% | +39.5% |
| Best / worst call | +153.3% / -90.9% | +721.3% / -90.9% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.8% · vs S&P 500 +0.5% · targets hit within a year 71% (n = 151)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Buy · Reiterated | $70.00 | +26.7% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $HPQ HP Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $34.00 | +3.9% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $600 | +32.2% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| $CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $150 | +39.6% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| $CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $150 | +68.3% | 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 | +17.9% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| $AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $625 | +24.1% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| $GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $90.00 | +95.8% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| $ECL Ecolab | Buy · Maintained | $310 | +14.1% | Aug 4, 2026 |
| $AAPL Apple Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $375 | +14.8% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| $QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | Buy · Reiterated | $220 | +24.4% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| $STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc | Buy · Reiterated | $900 | +4.4% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| $NOK Nokia Oyj | Buy · Reiterated | $15.00 | +41.4% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| $ASML ASML Holding N.V. | Buy · Reiterated | $2,100 | +24.4% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| $IBM International Business Machines | Buy · Reiterated | $280 | +19.6% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| $CIEN Ciena Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $650 | +94.3% | Jun 4, 2026 |
| $NTAP NetApp, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $200 | +8.9% | May 29, 2026 |
| $DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $460 | -9.2% | May 28, 2026 |
| $ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $460 | +27.3% | May 22, 2026 |
| $INTU Intuit | Buy · Reiterated | $480 | +53.5% | May 21, 2026 |
| $NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $270 | +23.6% | May 20, 2026 |
| $MSI Motorola Solutions | Buy · Reiterated | $520 | +12.1% | May 11, 2026 |
| $KLAC KLA Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $195 | +10.1% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| $MA Mastercard Incorporated | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Apr 30, 2026 |
| $TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | Buy · Maintained | $320 | +23.6% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| $MCO Moody's Corporation | Buy · Maintained | $550 | +17.7% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| $PG The Procter & Gamble Company | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Apr 28, 2026 |
| $LRCX Lam Research Corporation | Buy · Maintained | $300 | +0.7% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| $ACN Accenture | Buy · Reiterated | $335 | +88.3% | Mar 20, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- 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
- Jul 23, 2026 $NOK: Reiterated · Buy · $15.00 · article
- Jul 15, 2026 $ASML: Reiterated · Buy · $2,100 · article
- Jul 15, 2026 $IBM: Reiterated · Buy · $280 · article
- Jul 14, 2026 $SNDK: Initiated · Hold · article
- Jun 4, 2026 $CIEN: Reiterated · Buy · $650 · article
Jim Kelleher5★ · 69% success · +33.8% 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.