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Steven Forbes (Guggenheim): analyst track record on stock perps

Steven Forbes 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.

Stars4.4★

Success53%

Excess return+10.1%

rank#1,456

Ratings266

ratings on stock perps25

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	66	150
Stock	26	27
Buy / hold / sell	52 / 14 / 0	124 / 26 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 2	0 / 0 / 3
Price targets hit / missed	6 / 46 (12%)	21 / 103 (17%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-25.1%	-20.0%
Best / worst call	+16.1% / -53.2%	+171.0% / -75.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.7% · vs S&P 500 -1.5% · targets hit within a year 68% (n = 24)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$LOW Lowe's	Buy · Maintained	$275	+39.9%	Aug 20, 2026
$SHW Sherwin-Williams	Buy · Initiated	$400	+26.0%	Aug 3, 2026
$HD The Home Depot, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$425	+39.0%	May 19, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 20, 2026 $LOW: Maintained · Buy · $275 · article
Aug 3, 2026 $SHW: Initiated · Buy · $400 · article
May 19, 2026 $HD: Reiterated · Buy · $425 · article
Apr 12, 2026 $HD: Reiterated · Buy · $425 · article
Feb 24, 2026 $HD: Reiterated · Buy · $425 · article
Oct 22, 2025 $LOW: Reiterated · Buy · $300 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $LOW: Reiterated · Buy · $300 · article
Aug 19, 2025 $HD: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
Jul 24, 2025 $ORLY: Reiterated · Buy · $110 · article
May 20, 2025 $HD: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
Apr 24, 2025 $ORLY: Reiterated · Buy · $98.23 · article
Apr 9, 2025 $ORLY: Reiterated · Buy · $98.23 · article
Mar 10, 2025 $ORLY: Maintained · Buy · $98.23 · article
Feb 26, 2025 $HD: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
Feb 7, 2025 $ORLY: Maintained · Buy · $98.23 · article
Jan 23, 2025 $ORLY: Maintained · Buy · $93.24 · article
Oct 4, 2024 $HD: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
Aug 21, 2024 $LOW: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Jun 28, 2024 $HD: Reiterated · Buy · $390 · article
Apr 5, 2024 $HD: Maintained · Buy · $390 · article

Steven Forbes4.4★ · 53% success · +10.1% 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.