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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.

Stars3.6★

Success52%

Excess return+2.8%

rank#3,565

Ratings449

ratings on stock perps94

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	328	712
Stock	67	70
Buy / hold / sell	137 / 182 / 9	287 / 400 / 25
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	6 / 9 / 2	22 / 31 / 4
Price targets hit / missed	84 / 239 (26%)	227 / 480 (32%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-5.5%	+1.1%
Best / worst call	+235.0% / -68.4%	+618.6% / -86.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.8% · vs S&P 500 0.0% · targets hit within a year 39% (n = 91)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$LIN Linde plc	Buy · Maintained	$612	+32.6%	Aug 3, 2026
$ECL Ecolab	Buy · Maintained	$342	+25.9%	Jul 29, 2026
$GLW Corning Incorporated	Buy · Reiterated	$196	+20.2%	Jul 29, 2026
$SHW Sherwin-Williams	Hold · Maintained	$390	+22.9%	Jul 29, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 3, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $612 · 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 $SHW: Maintained · Hold · $365 · article
Jul 6, 2026 $ECL: Reiterated · Buy · $325 · article
Jun 8, 2026 $GLW: Reiterated · Buy · $228 · article
May 7, 2026 $GLW: Maintained · Buy · $223 · article
May 4, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $600 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $SHW: Reiterated · Buy · $385 · article
Apr 29, 2026 $GLW: Maintained · Buy · $179 · article
Apr 9, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $579 · article
Apr 9, 2026 $ECL: Maintained · Hold · $293 · article
Apr 2, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Buy · $380 · article
Mar 11, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $550 · article
Mar 6, 2026 $GLW: Maintained · Buy · $171 · article
Feb 27, 2026 $GLW: Maintained · Buy · $171 · article
Feb 20, 2026 $GLW: Maintained · Buy · $160 · article

Joshua Spector3.6★ · 52% success · +2.8% 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.