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Rick Paterson (Loop Capital Markets): analyst track record on stock perps

Rick Paterson of Loop Capital Markets on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.5★
Success59%
Excess return+4.6%
rank#3,801
Ratings115
ratings on stock perps29

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings359
Stock316
Buy / hold / sell0 / 3 / 013 / 41 / 5
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations3 / 0 / 04 / 10 / 0
Price targets hit / missed3 / 0 (100%)40 / 19 (68%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)+25.3%+16.8%
Best / worst call+25.9% / +24.6%+120.1% / -42.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -2.1% · vs S&P 500 -2.4% · targets hit within a year 45% (n = 27)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
No current calls on stock perps.

Recent ratings

  • Sep 16, 2025 $UNP: Upgraded · Hold · $227 · article
  • Apr 30, 2025 $UPS: Maintained · Hold · $105 · article
  • Apr 28, 2025 $UNP: Maintained · Sell · $202 · article
  • Mar 21, 2025 $FDX: Downgraded · Sell · $221 · article
  • Jan 31, 2025 $UPS: Maintained · Hold · $120 · article
  • Feb 3, 2025 $NSC: Downgraded · Hold · $256 · article
  • Feb 3, 2025 $CSX: Downgraded · Hold · $34.00 · article
  • Feb 3, 2025 $UNP: Downgraded · Sell · $200 · article
  • Feb 3, 2025 $FDX: Downgraded · Hold · $283 · article
  • Jan 30, 2025 $NSC: Maintained · Buy · $289 · article
  • Dec 19, 2024 $FDX: Upgraded · Buy · $365 · article
  • Oct 17, 2024 $CSX: Maintained · Buy · $42.00 · article
  • Oct 3, 2024 $CSX: Maintained · Buy · $43.00 · article
  • Sep 23, 2024 $FDX: Maintained · Hold · $288 · article
  • Jul 29, 2024 $NSC: Maintained · Buy · $285 · article
  • Jul 18, 2024 $UPS: Maintained · Hold · $152 · article
  • Jul 18, 2024 $FDX: Maintained · Hold · $317 · article
  • Jun 17, 2024 $UNP: Downgraded · Hold · $238 · article
  • Apr 30, 2024 $NSC: Maintained · Buy · $278 · article
  • Apr 24, 2024 $UPS: Maintained · Hold · $161 · article

Rick Paterson3.5★ · 59% success · +4.6% 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.