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Joshua Spector (UBS): analyst track record on stock perps
Joshua Spector of UBS on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars3.3★
Success52%
Excess return+1.8%
rank#4,299
Ratings468
ratings on stock perps152
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 359 | 758 |
| Stock | 68 | 71 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 149 / 201 / 9 | 303 / 430 / 25 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 6 / 9 / 2 | 22 / 31 / 4 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 63 / 290 (18%) | 221 / 531 (29%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -14.6% | -8.5% |
| Best / worst call | +183.6% / -85.7% | +489.8% / -93.4% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.9% · vs S&P 500 -0.1% (n = 66) · targets hit within a year 27% (n = 30)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ALB Albemarle Corporation | Buy · Maintained | $150 | +60.1% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| $APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | $305 | -0.7% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| $ECL Ecolab | Buy · Maintained | $344 | +19.2% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| $GLW Corning Incorporated | Buy · Maintained | $201 | +62.5% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| $LIN Linde plc | Buy · Maintained | $574 | +12.8% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| $SHW Sherwin-Williams | Hold · Maintained | $363 | +7.7% | Oct 5, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Oct 5, 2026 $APD: Maintained · Hold · $305 · article
- Oct 5, 2026 $GLW: Maintained · Buy · $201 · article
- Oct 5, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $574 · article
- Oct 5, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Hold · $363 · article
- Oct 5, 2026 $ECL: Maintained · Buy · $344 · article
- Oct 5, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $574 · article
- Oct 5, 2026 $GLW: Maintained · Buy · $201 · article
- Oct 5, 2026 $ALB: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article
- Oct 5, 2026 $ALB: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article
- Sep 23, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $612 · article
- Sep 23, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $612
- Aug 7, 2026 $ALB: Reiterated · Buy · $175 · article
- Aug 3, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $612 · article
- Jul 31, 2026 $APD: Reiterated · Hold · $336 · article
- Jul 29, 2026 $ECL: Maintained · Buy · $342 · article
- Jul 29, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Hold · $390 · article
- Jul 29, 2026 $GLW: Reiterated · Buy · $196 · article
- Jul 6, 2026 $GLW: Maintained · Buy · $228 · article
- Jul 6, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $622 · article
- Jul 6, 2026 $APD: Maintained · Hold · $330 · article
Joshua Spector3.3★ · 52% success · +1.8% 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.