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John Heinbockel (Guggenheim): analyst track record on stock perps

John Heinbockel 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.

Stars4.7★

Success62%

Excess return+11.6%

rank#813

Ratings300

ratings on stock perps27

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	118	202
Stock	31	33
Buy / hold / sell	93 / 25 / 0	166 / 36 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 2 / 1	1 / 2 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	22 / 71 (24%)	50 / 116 (30%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-11.4%	-6.8%
Best / worst call	+35.4% / -66.3%	+93.0% / -86.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.6% · vs S&P 500 -0.7% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 23)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$COST Costco Wholesale Corporation	Hold · Maintained	–	–	Aug 23, 2026
$WMT Walmart Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$130	+23.0%	Aug 21, 2026
$TGT Target Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$175	+12.4%	Aug 19, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 23, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · article
Aug 21, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
Aug 19, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $175 · article
Aug 16, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $135 · article
Jul 19, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article
Jul 9, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · article
Jul 2, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · article
Jun 15, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $145 · article
May 22, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $137 · article
May 19, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
May 3, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · article
Apr 19, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
Apr 12, 2026 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $137 · article
Apr 9, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · article
Mar 30, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · article
Mar 11, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
Mar 8, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · article
Mar 3, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
Feb 16, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $125 · article
Nov 21, 2025 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article

John Heinbockel4.7★ · 62% success · +11.6% 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.