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John Kernan (TD Cowen): analyst track record on stock perps

John Kernan of TD Cowen 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★
Success55%
Excess return+10.7%
rank#852
Ratings492
ratings on stock perps92

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings38325
Stock2738
Buy / hold / sell23 / 15 / 0205 / 120 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 0 / 04 / 6 / 1
Price targets hit / missed15 / 23 (39%)100 / 223 (31%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-5.0%-12.5%
Best / worst call+114.0% / -57.6%+223.8% / -82.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.8% · vs S&P 500 -1.6% · targets hit within a year 65% (n = 88)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
No current calls on stock perps.

Recent ratings

  • Dec 4, 2025 $ROST: Maintained · Buy · $203 · article
  • Nov 20, 2025 $ROST: Maintained · Buy · $192 · article
  • Nov 20, 2025 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $167 · article
  • Nov 10, 2025 $ROST: Maintained · Buy · $174 · article
  • Nov 10, 2025 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $162 · article
  • Oct 10, 2025 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $160 · article
  • Oct 10, 2025 $ROST: Maintained · Buy · $170 · article
  • Oct 1, 2025 $NKE: Maintained · Buy · $86.00 · article
  • Sep 10, 2025 $NKE: Upgraded · Buy · $85.00 · article
  • Sep 5, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Buy · $220 · article
  • Aug 22, 2025 $ROST: Maintained · Buy · $162 · article
  • Aug 20, 2025 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $151 · article
  • Aug 19, 2025 $LULU: Reiterated · Buy · $298 · article
  • Aug 5, 2025 $ROST: Reiterated · Buy · $161 · article
  • Aug 5, 2025 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $145 · article
  • Apr 10, 2025 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
  • Apr 10, 2025 $ROST: Reiterated · Buy · $165 · article
  • Jun 27, 2025 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · $62.00 · article
  • Jun 23, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Buy · $321 · article
  • Jun 23, 2025 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $145 · article

John Kernan4.7★ · 55% success · +10.7% 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.