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Zach Parham (J.P. Morgan): analyst track record on stock perps

Zach Parham of J.P. Morgan on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.3★
Success60%
Excess return+8.1%
rank#1,845
Ratings208
ratings on stock perps16

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings95221
Stock2728
Buy / hold / sell54 / 37 / 4127 / 83 / 11
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations3 / 0 / 14 / 2 / 2
Price targets hit / missed51 / 44 (54%)122 / 96 (56%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)+23.4%+13.3%
Best / worst call+131.4% / -34.6%+131.4% / -34.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +5.3% · vs S&P 500 +4.2% · targets hit within a year – (n = 16)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$VLO Valero EnergyBuy · Maintained$299-22.4%May 4, 2026
$PSX Phillips 66Buy · Maintained$202-21.9%Apr 30, 2026
$MPC Marathon PetroleumHold · Maintained$235-40.1%Apr 13, 2026

Recent ratings

  • May 4, 2026 $VLO: Maintained · Buy · $299 · article
  • Apr 30, 2026 $PSX: Maintained · Buy · $202 · article
  • Apr 13, 2026 $MPC: Maintained · Hold · $235 · article
  • Apr 9, 2026 $VLO: Maintained · Buy · $285 · article
  • Apr 8, 2026 $PSX: Maintained · Buy · $188 · article
  • Feb 5, 2026 $MPC: Maintained · Hold · $184 · article
  • Feb 5, 2026 $PSX: Maintained · Buy · $161 · article
  • Feb 2, 2026 $VLO: Maintained · Buy · $217 · article
  • Jan 13, 2026 $PSX: Maintained · Buy · $151 · article
  • Jan 8, 2026 $VLO: Maintained · Buy · $200 · article
  • Nov 12, 2025 $MPC: Maintained · Hold · $211 · article
  • Oct 30, 2025 $PSX: Maintained · Buy · $154 · article
  • Oct 24, 2025 $VLO: Maintained · Buy · $197 · article
  • Oct 10, 2025 $MPC: Maintained · Hold · $183 · article
  • Oct 8, 2025 $PSX: Maintained · Buy · $166 · article
  • Oct 9, 2025 $VLO: Maintained · Buy · $177 · article

Zach Parham4.3★ · 60% success · +8.1% 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.