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Lee Hambright (Bernstein): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars0.9★
Success50%
Excess return-2.2%
rank#10,356
Ratings111
ratings on stock perps105

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings72160
Stock2424
Buy / hold / sell51 / 21 / 0115 / 44 / 1
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 0 / 11 / 1 / 3
Price targets hit / missed9 / 54 (14%)27 / 122 (18%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-24.9%-21.4%
Best / worst call+22.9% / -65.9%+61.8% / -65.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.4% · vs S&P 500 -0.9% (n = 87) · targets hit within a year 46% (n = 57)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Buy · Maintained$685+51.5%Oct 21, 2026
$JNJ Johnson & JohnsonHold · Maintained$270+2.3%Oct 14, 2026
$MDT MedtronicBuy · Maintained$97.00+1.7%Jun 4, 2026
$DXCM DexCom, Inc.Buy · Maintained$77.00-1.2%May 15, 2026
$SYK Stryker CorporationBuy · Maintained$410+33.5%May 1, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Oct 21, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $685 · article
  • Oct 14, 2026 $JNJ: Maintained · Hold · $270 · article
  • Aug 11, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $685 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $ISRG: Reiterated · Buy · $685 · article
  • Jun 4, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · $97.00 · article
  • May 15, 2026 $DXCM: Maintained · Buy · $77.00 · article
  • May 1, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $410 · article
  • Apr 14, 2026 $JNJ: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Feb 18, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · $112 · article
  • Feb 5, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $112 · article
  • Jan 30, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $465 · article
  • Jan 23, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · $125 · article
  • Jan 23, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $750 · article
  • Jan 16, 2026 $JNJ: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Jan 13, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $465 · article
  • Jan 13, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $740 · article
  • Jan 13, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · $112 · article
  • Jan 13, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · $154 · article
  • Jan 13, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
  • Jan 13, 2026 $DXCM: Maintained · Buy · $86.00 · article

Lee Hambright0.9★ · 50% success · -2.2% 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.