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William Pickering (Bernstein): analyst track record on stock perps
William Pickering of Bernstein on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars3.4★
Success62%
Excess return+4.6%
rank#3,958
Ratings98
ratings on stock perps91
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 72 | 206 |
| Stock | 31 | 31 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 40 / 32 / 0 | 110 / 92 / 4 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 1 / 2 / 3 | 5 / 3 / 8 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 11 / 60 (15%) | 54 / 134 (29%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -20.0% | -16.6% |
| Best / worst call | +59.7% / -68.3% | +228.8% / -83.7% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.3% · vs S&P 500 -0.5% (n = 50) · targets hit within a year 76% (n = 34)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Aug 11, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $608 · article
- May 13, 2026 $ARWR: Reiterated · Hold · $46.00 · article
- May 5, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $572 · article
- May 1, 2026 $ALNY: Reiterated · Buy · $447 · article
- Apr 22, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $577 · article
- Apr 8, 2026 $REGN: Maintained · Buy · $921 · article
- Feb 12, 2026 $ALNY: Reiterated · Buy · $451 · article
- Feb 13, 2026 $VRTX: Reiterated · Buy · $577 · article
- Feb 6, 2026 $BIIB: Maintained · Hold · $201 · article
- Jan 30, 2026 $REGN: Reiterated · Buy · $916 · article
- Jan 23, 2026 $REGN: Reiterated · Buy · $916 · article
- Jan 13, 2026 $ALNY: Reiterated · Buy · $491 · article
- Jan 12, 2026 $VRTX: Upgraded · Buy · article
- Jan 5, 2026 $ALNY: Maintained · Buy · $491 · article
- Dec 31, 2025 $ARWR: Maintained · Hold · $35.00 · article
- Dec 1, 2025 $REGN: Maintained · Buy · $818 · article
- Nov 19, 2025 $REGN: Reiterated · Buy · $818 · article
- Nov 3, 2025 $BIIB: Maintained · Hold · $157 · article
- Oct 27, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $471 · article
- Oct 29, 2025 $REGN: Reiterated · Buy · $818 · article
William Pickering3.4★ · 62% success · +4.6% 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.