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John Hecht (Jefferies): analyst track record on stock perps

John Hecht of Jefferies on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.8★
Success60%
Excess return+14.3%
rank#414
Ratings503
ratings on stock perps73

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings29210
Stock1733
Buy / hold / sell19 / 10 / 0129 / 79 / 2
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 0 / 04 / 4 / 4
Price targets hit / missed4 / 25 (14%)107 / 73 (59%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-26.0%+21.8%
Best / worst call+35.2% / -94.5%+615.7% / -97.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.3% · vs S&P 500 +0.7% · targets hit within a year 87% (n = 69)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$COF Capital OneBuy · Maintained$300+44.9%Jul 22, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jul 22, 2026 $COF: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • Jun 16, 2026 $COF: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • Apr 22, 2026 $COF: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • Feb 18, 2026 $COF: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • Jan 23, 2026 $COF: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • Dec 16, 2025 $AXP: Maintained · Hold · $340 · article
  • Nov 18, 2025 $AXP: Maintained · Hold · $340 · article
  • Oct 29, 2025 $SOFI: Maintained · Buy · $35.00 · article
  • Oct 26, 2025 $COF: Maintained · Buy · $265 · article
  • Oct 22, 2025 $COF: Maintained · Buy · $265 · article
  • Sep 23, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
  • Aug 26, 2025 $SOFI: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Aug 26, 2025 $COF: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Aug 28, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
  • Jul 24, 2025 $SOFI: Maintained · Buy · $27.00 · article
  • Jul 29, 2025 $SOFI: Maintained · Buy · $27.00 · article
  • Jul 8, 2025 $COF: Maintained · Buy · $255 · article
  • Jul 8, 2025 $AXP: Maintained · Hold · $320 · article
  • Jun 10, 2025 $COF: Maintained · Buy · $230 · article
  • Jun 10, 2025 $AXP: Maintained · Hold · $285 · article

John Hecht4.8★ · 60% success · +14.3% 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.