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Sam McHugh (Exane BNP Paribas): analyst track record on stock perps

Sam McHugh 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.

Stars3.4★
Success68%
Excess return+12.2%
rank#4,099
Ratings19
ratings on stock perps16

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings1028
Stock812
Buy / hold / sell0 / 7 / 34 / 15 / 9
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 8 / 07 / 12 / 6
Price targets hit / missed2 / 8 (20%)7 / 20 (26%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-14.6%-2.7%
Best / worst call+13.6% / -73.2%+386.4% / -94.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.6% · vs S&P 500 -2.3% · targets hit within a year 63% (n = 16)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$T AT&T Inc.Hold · Downgraded$28.00+9.5%Apr 8, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Apr 8, 2026 $T: Downgraded · Hold · $28.00 · article
  • Feb 24, 2026 $CMCSA: Downgraded · Sell · $27.00 · article
  • Nov 4, 2025 $CMCSA: Upgraded · Hold · $28.00 · article
  • Oct 21, 2025 $VZ: Downgraded · Hold · $44.00 · article
  • Jun 24, 2025 $VZ: Reiterated · Buy · $51.00 · article
  • Apr 10, 2025 $CHTR: Downgraded · Sell · $290 · article
  • Apr 10, 2025 $CMCSA: Downgraded · Sell · $31.00 · article
  • Feb 13, 2025 $T: Upgraded · Buy · $28.50 · article
  • Jan 31, 2025 $CMCSA: Upgraded · Hold · $35.00 · article
  • Nov 26, 2024 $CHTR: Upgraded · Hold · $360 · article
  • Jun 11, 2024 $T: Upgraded · Hold · article
  • Jun 11, 2024 $CMCSA: Downgraded · Sell · $34.00 · article
  • Apr 9, 2024 $CMCSA: Downgraded · Hold · $45.00 · article
  • Dec 4, 2023 $CMCSA: Initiated · Buy · $49.00 · article
  • Dec 4, 2023 $VZ: Initiated · Buy · $47.00 · article
  • Dec 4, 2023 $T: Initiated · Sell · $13.00 · article

Sam McHugh3.4★ · 68% success · +12.2% 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.