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Sean McLoughlin (HSBC): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.7★
Success66%
Excess return+24.4%
rank#835
Ratings87
ratings on stock perps11

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings736
Stock616
Buy / hold / sell6 / 1 / 027 / 8 / 1
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations4 / 0 / 05 / 5 / 2
Price targets hit / missed2 / 2 (50%)24 / 8 (75%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-14.6%+158.6%
Best / worst call+2.3% / -49.0%+938.9% / -85.3%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +7.1% · vs S&P 500 +4.9% · targets hit within a year 50% (n = 10)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$FLNC Fluence Energy, Inc.Hold · Upgraded$19.00+96.1%May 8, 2026

Recent ratings

  • May 8, 2026 $FLNC: Upgraded · Hold · $19.00 · article
  • Jan 16, 2026 $ETN: Upgraded · Buy · $400 · article
  • Sep 5, 2025 $GEV: Maintained · Hold · $580 · article
  • Aug 13, 2025 $FLNC: Downgraded · Sell · $5.00 · article
  • Apr 28, 2025 $FLNC: Downgraded · Hold · $4.00 · article
  • Oct 4, 2024 $GEV: Downgraded · Hold · $255 · article
  • Sep 16, 2024 $GEV: Maintained · Buy · $240 · article
  • Aug 12, 2024 $GEV: Initiated · Buy · $215 · article
  • Sep 27, 2023 $FLNC: Maintained · Buy · $32.00 · article
  • Sep 20, 2023 $BE: Initiated · Buy · article
  • Jun 5, 2023 $FLNC: Maintained · Buy · $31.00 · article

Sean McLoughlin4.7★ · 66% success · +24.4% 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.