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Laurence Alexander (Jefferies): analyst track record on stock perps

Laurence Alexander of Jefferies on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3★

Success50%

Excess return+1.4%

rank#5,014

Ratings494

ratings on stock perps66

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	96	309
Stock	60	75
Buy / hold / sell	68 / 28 / 0	224 / 85 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	7 / 1 / 21	15 / 6 / 23
Price targets hit / missed	9 / 80 (10%)	77 / 223 (26%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-16.2%	-13.0%
Best / worst call	+149.6% / -58.6%	+155.7% / -88.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.0% · vs S&P 500 -1.5% · targets hit within a year 44% (n = 62)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$USAR USA Rare Earth, Inc.	Buy · Initiated	$21.00	+30.9%	Sep 2, 2026
$LIN Linde plc	Buy · Maintained	$560	+21.3%	Aug 3, 2026
$ECL Ecolab	Buy · Maintained	$345	+27.0%	May 20, 2026
$SHW Sherwin-Williams	Hold · Maintained	$360	+13.4%	Apr 6, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 2, 2026 $USAR: Initiated · Buy · $21.00 · article
Aug 3, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $560 · article
May 20, 2026 $ECL: Maintained · Buy · $345 · article
May 4, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $535 · article
Apr 6, 2026 $SHW: Maintained · Hold · $360 · article
Feb 11, 2026 $ECL: Maintained · Buy · $352 · article
Feb 6, 2026 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $535 · article
Dec 15, 2025 $ECL: Maintained · Buy · $315 · article
Dec 12, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $535 · article
Nov 3, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $535 · article
Oct 29, 2025 $ECL: Maintained · Buy · $315 · article
Sep 25, 2025 $MP: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article
Sep 10, 2025 $SHW: Maintained · Hold · $370 · article
Aug 12, 2025 $ECL: Maintained · Buy · $315 · article
Aug 12, 2025 $MP: Maintained · Buy · $85.00 · article
Aug 5, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $535 · article
Aug 1, 2025 $MP: Upgraded · Buy · $80.00 · article
Jul 18, 2025 $MMM: Maintained · Hold · $160 · article
Jul 7, 2025 $MP: Downgraded · Hold · $33.00 · article
May 27, 2025 $ECL: Maintained · Buy · $310 · article

Laurence Alexander3★ · 50% success · +1.4% 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.