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Kerry Holford (Berenberg Bank): analyst track record on stock perps

Kerry Holford of Berenberg Bank on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.9★

Success57%

Excess return+8.4%

rank#2,776

Ratings99

ratings on stock perps53

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	37	80
Stock	11	15
Buy / hold / sell	9 / 28 / 0	30 / 50 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 2 / 0	1 / 4 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	18 / 19 (49%)	48 / 30 (62%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-2.0%	+3.2%
Best / worst call	+35.3% / -63.5%	+65.2% / -72.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.9% · vs S&P 500 -1.1% · targets hit within a year 67% (n = 51)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$LLY Eli Lilly and Company	Hold · Maintained	$1,220	+8.6%	Aug 13, 2026
$NVO Novo Nordisk A/S	Hold · Downgraded	$47.00	+6.8%	Aug 11, 2026
$PFE Pfizer Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$25.00	-9.6%	Aug 5, 2026
$NVS Novartis AG	Hold · Maintained	$147	+6.9%	Jul 27, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 13, 2026 $LLY: Maintained · Hold · $1,220 · article
Aug 11, 2026 $NVO: Downgraded · Hold · $47.00 · article
Aug 5, 2026 $PFE: Maintained · Hold · $25.00 · article
Jul 27, 2026 $NVS: Maintained · Hold · $147 · article
Jul 16, 2026 $LLY: Maintained · Hold · $1,135 · article
Jun 22, 2026 $LLY: Maintained · Hold · $1,135 · article
May 8, 2026 $PFE: Maintained · Hold · $25.00 · article
Apr 21, 2026 $LLY: Maintained · Hold · $1,050 · article
Mar 11, 2026 $PFE: Maintained · Hold · $25.00 · article
Mar 11, 2026 $NVO: Maintained · Buy · $47.00 · article
Mar 6, 2026 $NVS: Reiterated · Hold · $141 · article
Feb 11, 2026 $NVO: Maintained · Buy · $57.00 · article
Jan 28, 2026 $PFE: Maintained · Hold · $25.00 · article
Jan 28, 2026 $LLY: Maintained · Hold · $950 · article
Jan 7, 2026 $PFE: Maintained · Hold · $25.00 · article
Jan 7, 2026 $NVO: Maintained · Buy · $62.00 · article
Jan 6, 2026 $NVS: Maintained · Hold · $116 · article
Jan 6, 2026 $LLY: Maintained · Hold · $950 · article
Dec 4, 2025 $NVO: Maintained · Buy · $62.00 · article
Dec 2, 2025 $LLY: Maintained · Hold · $950 · article

Kerry Holford3.9★ · 57% success · +8.4% 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.