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Paul Zimbardo CFA (Jefferies): analyst track record on stock perps

Paul Zimbardo CFA 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.

Stars3.2★

Success52%

Excess return+5.2%

rank#4,557

Ratings63

ratings on stock perps14

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	30	93
Stock	15	19
Buy / hold / sell	16 / 10 / 4	41 / 40 / 12
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 4 / 0	3 / 5 / 9
Price targets hit / missed	7 / 23 (23%)	45 / 47 (49%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-9.9%	+8.2%
Best / worst call	+27.8% / -31.2%	+146.5% / -39.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +7.3% · vs S&P 500 +2.1% · targets hit within a year – (n = 14)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
No current calls on stock perps.

Recent ratings

Oct 3, 2025 $PCG: Maintained · Buy · $20.00 · article
Sep 8, 2025 $CEG: Maintained · Hold · $347 · article
Jul 24, 2025 $CEG: Maintained · Hold · $293 · article
May 6, 2025 $CEG: Maintained · Hold · $223 · article
Apr 28, 2025 $CEG: Maintained · Hold · $223 · article
Jan 10, 2025 $CEG: Maintained · Hold · $234 · article
Jan 14, 2025 $CEG: Reiterated · Hold · $274 · article
Jan 3, 2025 $CEG: Reiterated · Hold · $234 · article
Nov 6, 2024 $CEG: Maintained · Hold · $234 · article
Sep 23, 2024 $CEG: Maintained · Hold · $256 · article
Sep 12, 2024 $CEG: Initiated · Hold · $183 · article
Jan 22, 2024 $CEG: Reiterated · Hold · $116 · article
Nov 7, 2023 $CEG: Reiterated · Hold · $125 · article
Oct 30, 2023 $CEG: Reiterated · Hold · $116 · article

Paul Zimbardo CFA3.2★ · 52% success · +5.2% 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.