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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 months3 years
Ratings131242
Stock86108
Buy / hold / sell122 / 9 / 0221 / 21 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations4 / 1 / 19 / 6 / 3
Price targets hit / missed31 / 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

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyBuy · 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 · MaintainedAug 12, 2026
$SNDK Sandisk CorporationBuy · UpgradedAug 10, 2026
$EMR Emerson ElectricBuy · 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 EcolabBuy · Maintained$310+14.1%Aug 4, 2026
$AAPL Apple Inc.Buy · Reiterated$375+14.8%Jul 30, 2026
$QCOM QUALCOMM IncorporatedBuy · Reiterated$220+24.4%Jul 30, 2026
$STX Seagate Technology Holdings plcBuy · Reiterated$900+4.4%Jul 29, 2026
$NOK Nokia OyjBuy · 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 MachinesBuy · Reiterated$280+19.6%Jul 15, 2026
$CIEN Ciena CorporationBuy · 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 IntuitBuy · Reiterated$480+53.5%May 21, 2026
$NVDA NVIDIA CorporationBuy · Reiterated$270+23.6%May 20, 2026
$MSI Motorola SolutionsBuy · Reiterated$520+12.1%May 11, 2026
$KLAC KLA CorporationBuy · Reiterated$195+10.1%Apr 30, 2026
$MA Mastercard IncorporatedBuy · MaintainedApr 30, 2026
$TXN Texas Instruments IncorporatedBuy · Maintained$320+23.6%Apr 30, 2026
$MCO Moody's CorporationBuy · Maintained$550+17.7%Apr 29, 2026
$PG The Procter & Gamble CompanyBuy · MaintainedApr 28, 2026
$LRCX Lam Research CorporationBuy · Maintained$300+0.7%Apr 24, 2026
$ACN AccentureBuy · 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.