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Seamus Fernandez (Guggenheim): analyst track record on stock perps

Seamus Fernandez of Guggenheim on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars5★

Success65%

Excess return+30.9%

rank#123

Ratings358

ratings on stock perps44

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	122	187
Stock	31	36
Buy / hold / sell	113 / 9 / 0	173 / 14 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 4 / 3	2 / 7 / 7
Price targets hit / missed	16 / 97 (14%)	41 / 126 (25%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-27.8%	-21.1%
Best / worst call	+38.5% / -95.1%	+207.0% / -95.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.6% · vs S&P 500 +2.1% · targets hit within a year 83% (n = 44)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$BMY Bristol Myers Squibb	Buy · Reiterated	$75.00	+17.6%	Jul 31, 2026
$LLY Eli Lilly and Company	Buy · Reiterated	$1,273	+13.4%	Jul 13, 2026
$AZN AstraZeneca PLC	Buy · Reiterated	$222	+38.8%	Mar 29, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 31, 2026 $BMY: Reiterated · Buy · $75.00 · article
Jul 13, 2026 $LLY: Reiterated · Buy · $1,273 · article
Jul 9, 2026 $BMY: Maintained · Buy · $72.00 · article
Jun 5, 2026 $BMY: Maintained · Buy · $72.00 · article
May 6, 2026 $BMY: Maintained · Buy · $72.00 · article
May 5, 2026 $LLY: Maintained · Buy · $1,235 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $BMY: Reiterated · Buy · $72.00 · article
Apr 16, 2026 $LLY: Maintained · Buy · $1,163 · article
Apr 7, 2026 $BMY: Reiterated · Buy · $72.00 · article
Mar 29, 2026 $AZN: Reiterated · Buy · $222 · article
Apr 1, 2026 $LLY: Reiterated · Buy · $1,163 · article
Mar 10, 2026 $AZN: Reiterated · Buy · $214 · article
Feb 27, 2026 $BMY: Maintained · Buy · $72.00 · article
Feb 6, 2026 $BMY: Maintained · Buy · $72.00 · article
Jan 20, 2026 $BMY: Reiterated · Buy · $62.00 · article
Jan 20, 2026 $LLY: Maintained · Buy · $1,161 · article
Dec 22, 2025 $BMY: Maintained · Buy · $62.00 · article
Dec 12, 2025 $BMY: Upgraded · Buy · $62.00 · article
Dec 2, 2025 $AZN: Reiterated · Buy · $208 · article
Dec 3, 2025 $LLY: Reiterated · Buy · $1,163 · article

Seamus Fernandez5★ · 65% success · +30.9% 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.