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Justin Lake (Wolfe Research): analyst track record on stock perps

Justin Lake of Wolfe Research on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.3★
Success67%
Excess return+12.5%
rank#1,764
Ratings97
ratings on stock perps17

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings1336
Stock1319
Buy / hold / sell11 / 2 / 027 / 9 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 0 / 14 / 4 / 1
Price targets hit / missed7 / 4 (64%)17 / 10 (63%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)+8.6%+23.1%
Best / worst call+28.2% / -14.5%+363.0% / -30.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +4.3% · vs S&P 500 -0.4% · targets hit within a year 60% (n = 16)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$OSCR Oscar Health, Inc.Hold · InitiatedMay 5, 2026

Recent ratings

  • May 5, 2026 $OSCR: Initiated · Hold · article
  • Jan 7, 2026 $ELV: Upgraded · Buy · $425 · article
  • Oct 27, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $330 · article
  • Oct 15, 2025 $CI: Maintained · Buy · $325 · article
  • Sep 22, 2025 $CVS: Maintained · Buy · $85.00 · article
  • Sep 4, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $330 · article
  • Jul 28, 2025 $HCA: Downgraded · Hold · article
  • Jul 10, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $330 · article
  • May 19, 2025 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $390 · article
  • May 15, 2025 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $501 · article
  • Feb 29, 2024 $CVS: Maintained · Buy · $88.00 · article
  • Feb 6, 2024 $CVS: Maintained · Buy · $83.00 · article
  • Jan 4, 2024 $CI: Maintained · Buy · $356 · article
  • Jan 4, 2024 $CVS: Maintained · Buy · $95.00 · article
  • Nov 26, 2023 $CI: Reiterated · Buy · $323 · article
  • Sep 11, 2023 $CVS: Upgraded · Buy · $80.00 · article
  • Jul 12, 2023 $ELV: Downgraded · Hold · article

Justin Lake4.3★ · 67% success · +12.5% 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.