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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.

Stars0.8★

Success49%

Excess return-2.4%

rank#10,575

Ratings111

ratings on stock perps88

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	76	155
Stock	24	24
Buy / hold / sell	58 / 18 / 0	113 / 41 / 1
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 1	1 / 1 / 3
Price targets hit / missed	8 / 59 (12%)	22 / 122 (15%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-30.7%	-23.9%
Best / worst call	+38.0% / -67.2%	+68.6% / -67.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.4% · vs S&P 500 -1.1% · targets hit within a year 51% (n = 86)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$685	+90.0%	Aug 11, 2026
$MDT Medtronic	Buy · Maintained	$97.00	+5.9%	Jun 4, 2026
$SYK Stryker Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$410	+51.8%	May 1, 2026
$JNJ Johnson & Johnson	Hold · Maintained	–	–	Apr 14, 2026

Recent ratings

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 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 9, 2026 $JNJ: Maintained · Hold · $208 · article
Jan 9, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · $112 · article
Jan 9, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
Jan 9, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · $154 · article

Lee Hambright0.8★ · 49% success · -2.4% 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.