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John Difucci (Guggenheim): analyst track record on stock perps
John Difucci of Guggenheim on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars4.9★
Success63%
Excess return+17.6%
rank#250
Ratings487
ratings on stock perps210
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 123 | 248 |
| Stock | 38 | 39 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 86 / 31 / 6 | 140 / 81 / 27 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 8 / 0 / 6 | 13 / 8 / 8 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 16 / 76 (17%) | 46 / 121 (28%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -20.2% | -2.2% |
| Best / worst call | +165.8% / -65.2% | +344.3% / -81.7% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.5% · vs S&P 500 -1.7% · targets hit within a year 55% (n = 189)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ZS Zscaler, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $214 | +30.9% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| $PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Sep 2, 2026 |
| $RBRK Rubrik, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $116 | +30.5% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| $S SentinelOne, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $28.00 | +41.3% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| $CRM Salesforce, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $270 | +11.1% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $OKTA Okta, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $188 | +9.9% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $SNOW Snowflake Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Aug 23, 2026 |
| $WDAY Workday, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $275 | +48.6% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| $NET Cloudflare, Inc. | Sell · Maintained | $160 | -48.6% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| $MSFT Microsoft Corporation | Buy · Maintained | $586 | +19.0% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| $NOW ServiceNow, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $125 | -4.7% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| $ADSK Autodesk, Inc. | Buy · Initiated | $245 | +15.8% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| $ORCL Oracle Corporation | Buy · Maintained | $400 | +161.1% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| $ARM Arm Holdings plc | Buy · Maintained | $255 | +0.3% | May 7, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Sep 4, 2026 $ZS: Maintained · Buy · $214 · article
- Sep 2, 2026 $PANW: Maintained · Hold · article
- Aug 28, 2026 $S: Maintained · Buy · $28.00
- Aug 28, 2026 $RBRK: Reiterated · Buy · $116 · article
- Aug 28, 2026 $S: Maintained · Buy · $28.00 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $CRWD: Maintained · Hold · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $OKTA: Reiterated · Buy · $188 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $CRM: Reiterated · Buy · $270 · article
- Aug 23, 2026 $SNOW: Maintained · Hold · article
- Aug 23, 2026 $ZS: Maintained · Buy · $214 · article
- Aug 20, 2026 $WDAY: Maintained · Buy · $275 · article
- Aug 20, 2026 $OKTA: Maintained · Buy · $162 · article
- Aug 19, 2026 $CRM: Reiterated · Buy · $228 · article
- Aug 19, 2026 $S: Maintained · Buy · $28.00 · article
- Aug 7, 2026 $NET: Maintained · Sell · $160 · article
- Jul 30, 2026 $MSFT: Maintained · Buy · $586 · article
- Jul 27, 2026 $MSFT: Maintained · Buy · $586 · article
- Jul 22, 2026 $ORCL: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
- Jul 23, 2026 $NOW: Maintained · Buy · $125 · article
- Jul 22, 2026 $ADSK: Initiated · Buy · $245 · article
John Difucci4.9★ · 63% success · +17.6% 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.