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Walter Spracklin (RBC Capital): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.9★

Success69%

Excess return+18.7%

rank#129

Ratings502

ratings on stock perps98

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	92	292
Stock	20	29
Buy / hold / sell	81 / 11 / 0	216 / 76 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 0 / 0	5 / 2 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	43 / 49 (47%)	174 / 118 (60%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-0.3%	+14.9%
Best / worst call	+65.4% / -52.4%	+652.8% / -59.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.2% · vs S&P 500 +0.1% · targets hit within a year 50% (n = 87)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$CSX CSX Corporation	Buy · Reiterated	$54.00	+10.1%	Jul 23, 2026
$NSC Norfolk Southern Railway	Hold · Maintained	$360	+11.4%	Jul 23, 2026
$UNP Union Pacific Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$339	+18.6%	Jul 23, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 23, 2026 $NSC: Maintained · Hold · $360 · article
Jul 23, 2026 $UNP: Maintained · Buy · $339 · article
Jul 23, 2026 $CSX: Reiterated · Buy · $54.00 · article
Jun 24, 2026 $UNP: Maintained · Buy · $289 · article
Jun 24, 2026 $CSX: Maintained · Buy · $51.00 · article
Jun 24, 2026 $NSC: Maintained · Hold · $320 · article
Apr 24, 2026 $NSC: Maintained · Hold · $360 · article
Apr 23, 2026 $UNP: Reiterated · Buy · $289 · article
Apr 22, 2026 $CSX: Reiterated · Buy · $47.00 · article
Mar 26, 2026 $UNP: Maintained · Buy · $273 · article
Mar 26, 2026 $CSX: Maintained · Buy · $43.00 · article
Mar 26, 2026 $NSC: Maintained · Hold · $310 · article
Feb 2, 2026 $UNP: Maintained · Buy · $280 · article
Jan 29, 2026 $NSC: Maintained · Hold · $320 · article
Jan 27, 2026 $UNP: Reiterated · Buy · $280 · article
Jan 23, 2026 $CSX: Maintained · Buy · $39.00 · article
Dec 18, 2025 $CSX: Maintained · Buy · $40.00 · article
Dec 18, 2025 $UNP: Maintained · Buy · $280 · article
Dec 18, 2025 $NSC: Maintained · Hold · $325 · article
Oct 23, 2025 $NSC: Maintained · Hold · $315 · article

Walter Spracklin4.9★ · 69% success · +18.7% 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.