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Paul Cole (Bank of America Securities): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars3.6★

Success67%

Excess return+11.1%

rank#3,550

Ratings33

ratings on stock perps14

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	14	82
Stock	8	24
Buy / hold / sell	7 / 7 / 0	38 / 34 / 10
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 0	2 / 2 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	0 / 11 (0%)	40 / 13 (75%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-11.5%	+11.6%
Best / worst call	-4.3% / -16.7%	+42.3% / -16.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.6% · vs S&P 500 -1.8% · targets hit within a year – (n = 14)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$SO Southern Company	Hold · Maintained	$100	+14.0%	Jul 24, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 24, 2026 $SO: Maintained · Hold · $100 · article
Oct 13, 2025 $SO: Reiterated · Hold · $102 · article
Aug 29, 2024 $SO: Maintained · Hold · article
Aug 29, 2024 $NEE: Maintained · Hold · article
Aug 29, 2024 $DUK: Maintained · Hold · article
Aug 29, 2024 $CEG: Maintained · Hold · article
Jul 17, 2024 $CEG: Maintained · Hold · $217 · article
Aug 7, 2024 $CEG: Reiterated · Hold · $201 · article
Aug 7, 2024 $SO: Reiterated · Hold · $86.00 · article
Aug 1, 2024 $SO: Maintained · Hold · $84.00 · article
May 31, 2024 $SO: Reiterated · Hold · $79.00 · article
May 29, 2024 $CEG: Reiterated · Hold · $230 · article
Apr 23, 2024 $NEE: Maintained · Hold · $67.00 · article
Apr 11, 2024 $DUK: Maintained · Hold · $100 · article

Paul Cole3.6★ · 67% success · +11.1% 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.