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Peter Verdult (Exane BNP Paribas): analyst track record on stock perps

Peter Verdult of Exane BNP Paribas on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4★

Success61%

Excess return+8.4%

rank#2,409

Ratings126

ratings on stock perps15

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	2	65
Stock	2	17
Buy / hold / sell	0 / 2 / 0	54 / 7 / 4
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 2 / 0	8 / 4 / 9
Price targets hit / missed	1 / 1 (50%)	37 / 18 (67%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-4.1%	+25.0%
Best / worst call	+6.4% / -14.6%	+275.3% / -71.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.1% · vs S&P 500 -5.8% · targets hit within a year 25% (n = 15)

Current calls on stock perps

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

Recent ratings

Aug 13, 2025 $NVO: Upgraded · Hold · $54.00 · article
Apr 16, 2025 $AZN: Initiated · Buy · $154 · article
Apr 15, 2025 $NVO: Initiated · Sell · $61.00 · article
Apr 15, 2025 $NVS: Initiated · Buy · $116 · article
Oct 25, 2024 $MRK: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
Oct 25, 2024 $LLY: Maintained · Buy · $1,250 · article
Oct 25, 2024 $BMY: Downgraded · Hold · $55.00 · article
Sep 30, 2024 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $187 · article
Sep 13, 2024 $LLY: Initiated · Buy · $1,060 · article
Sep 9, 2024 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $187 · article
Aug 8, 2024 $NVO: Maintained · Buy · article
Jun 24, 2024 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $187 · article
Jun 5, 2024 $AZN: Reiterated · Buy · $187 · article
May 28, 2024 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $187 · article
May 22, 2024 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $187 · article

Peter Verdult4★ · 61% success · +8.4% 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.