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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+19.6%
rank#153
Ratings487
ratings on stock perps224
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 135 | 259 |
| Stock | 39 | 40 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 99 / 30 / 6 | 153 / 80 / 26 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 7 / 0 / 5 | 12 / 8 / 7 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 21 / 84 (20%) | 51 / 128 (28%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -17.8% | -3.6% |
| Best / worst call | +153.3% / -67.9% | +323.3% / -80.2% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.9% · vs S&P 500 +0.4% (n = 108) · targets hit within a year 51% (n = 51)
After sell calls: median 21-day move -0.3% · vs S&P 500 +1.0% (n = 28)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $NOW ServiceNow, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $175 | +10.1% | Oct 22, 2026 |
| $ZS Zscaler, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $254 | -0.5% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| $AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $225 | +140.6% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| $OKTA Okta, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $227 | +6.5% | Sep 24, 2026 |
| $CRM Salesforce, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $300 | +20.7% | Sep 17, 2026 |
| $ORCL Oracle Corporation | Buy · Maintained | $400 | +217.1% | Sep 14, 2026 |
| $PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Sep 2, 2026 |
| $RBRK Rubrik, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $116 | -9.9% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| $S SentinelOne, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $28.00 | +16.7% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| $CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $SNOW Snowflake Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Aug 23, 2026 |
| $WDAY Workday, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $275 | +31.0% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| $NET Cloudflare, Inc. | Sell · Maintained | $160 | -50.9% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| $MSFT Microsoft Corporation | Buy · Maintained | $586 | +11.7% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| $ADSK Autodesk, Inc. | Buy · Initiated | $245 | -2.9% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| $ARM Arm Holdings plc | Buy · Maintained | $255 | +21.2% | May 7, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Oct 22, 2026 $NOW: Reiterated · Buy · $175 · article
- Oct 22, 2026 $NOW: Reiterated · Buy · $175 · article
- Oct 7, 2026 $ZS: Maintained · Buy · $254 · article
- Oct 7, 2026 $ZS: Maintained · Buy · $254 · article
- Sep 25, 2026 $AKAM: Reiterated · Buy · $225 · article
- Sep 24, 2026 $OKTA: Maintained · Buy · $227 · article
- Sep 17, 2026 $CRM: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
- Sep 17, 2026 $CRM: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
- Sep 14, 2026 $ORCL: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
- 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
John Difucci4.9★ · 63% success · +19.6% 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.