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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.
Stars5★
Success68%
Excess return+16.7%
rank#112
Ratings500
ratings on stock perps109
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 94 | 291 |
| Stock | 20 | 29 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 81 / 13 / 0 | 219 / 72 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 0 / 0 / 0 | 5 / 1 / 0 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 41 / 53 (44%) | 176 / 115 (60%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -2.6% | +15.0% |
| Best / worst call | +55.3% / -44.5% | +679.6% / -56.6% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.2% · vs S&P 500 +0.2% (n = 52) · targets hit within a year 57% (n = 35)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Oct 22, 2026 $NSC: Maintained · Hold · $350 · article
- Oct 22, 2026 $UNP: Maintained · Buy · $335 · article
- Oct 22, 2026 $NSC: Maintained · Hold · $350
- Oct 21, 2026 $CSX: Maintained · Buy · $54.00 · article
- Oct 21, 2026 $CSX: Maintained · Buy · $54.00
- Sep 24, 2026 $CSX: Maintained · Buy · $53.00 · article
- Sep 24, 2026 $NSC: Maintained · Hold · $330 · article
- Sep 24, 2026 $UNP: Maintained · Buy · $326 · article
- Sep 24, 2026 $UNP: Maintained · Buy · $326 · article
- Sep 24, 2026 $NSC: Maintained · Hold · $330 · article
- Sep 24, 2026 $CSX: Maintained · Buy · $53.00 · article
- 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
Walter Spracklin5★ · 68% success · +16.7% 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.