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John Difucci (Guggenheim): Analyst Track Record and Price‑Target Accuracy

How often John Difucci’s price targets were reached, how fast, and what the stocks did after each call: a 7‑year backtest of 773 ratings, compared with the average Wall Street analyst.

Reviewed by:David, Senior AnalystPublished Oct 23, 2026Updated Oct 23, 20263 min readHow we research

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+2 new ratings (CRM, ORCL)40.5% price‑target hit rate (was 40.8%)

Key takeaways

John Difucci ranks #184 of 1,121 analysts in Exent’s scoring (4.9★).
40.5% of price targets were reached over 7 years, versus 53.6% for the average analyst.
Median time to reach a target: 120 days; 66.6% of calls were up 12 months later.
Most‑covered stocks: ORCL, WDAY, RBRK, MSFT.
John published 4 ratings in the last 30 days, the latest on Oct 19, 2026.

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John Difucci’s track record at a glance
How fast price targets were reached
Stocks John Difucci covers most
Exent’s top 50 analysts
John Difucci’s latest ratings
How Exent scores analysts

John Difucci’s track record at a glance

John Difucci of Guggenheim ranks #184 of the 1,121 analysts Exent scores, with a 4.9★ rating and a focus on technology. Over a 7‑year lookback, 40.5% of John’s price targets were reached, 13.1 points below the 53.6% average across all analysts.

Metric	John Difucci	All analysts
Price‑target hit rate	40.5%	53.6%
Median days to hit target	120 days	91 days
Calls up after 12 months	66.6%	64.6%
Median 12‑month return of calls	+19.8%	+13.4%
Hit rate, last 2 years	36.7%	—
Average worst drop after a call	−22.7%	—
Ratings in the sample	773	—
Stocks covered	24	—

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How fast price targets were reached

Time to reach the target	John Difucci
Under 30 days	21.1%
30–90 days	22.9%
90–180 days	15.1%
Over 180 days	41.0%

Share of the targets that were reached, by how long they took. Targets are usually set for 12 months.

Stocks John Difucci covers most

Stock	Ratings in the sample
ORCL	47
WDAY	33
RBRK	32
MSFT	27
NOW	27
CRM	25
S	25
NET	22

In the past year John’s ratings were 67% Buy, 26% Hold and 6% Sell.

Exent’s top 50 analysts

Across 921,573 ratings, the average Wall Street analyst’s price target was reached 53.6% of the time: close to a coin flip. The spread between analysts is wide, and 15.6% of the 917 analysts with a measurable record reached 70% or more (Exent data, Oct 20, 2026).

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John Difucci’s latest ratings

Date	Stock	Action	Rating	Price target
Oct 19, 2026	???	???	???	???
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Sep 17, 2026	CRM	Reiterated: Buy	Buy	$300.00
Sep 14, 2026	ORCL	Reiterated: Buy	Buy	$400.00
Sep 4, 2026	ZS	Reiterated: Buy	Buy	$214.00
Sep 2, 2026	PANW	Reiterated: Hold	Hold	$0.00
Aug 28, 2026	RBRK	Reiterated: Buy	Buy	$116.00
Aug 28, 2026	S	Reiterated: Buy	Buy	$28.00
Aug 28, 2026	WDAY	Reiterated: Buy	Buy	$275.00
Aug 27, 2026	CRWD	Reiterated: Hold	Hold	$0.00
Aug 27, 2026	CRM	Rated: Buy	Buy	$270.00
Aug 27, 2026	OKTA	Rated: Buy	Buy	$188.00
Aug 23, 2026	SNOW	Reiterated: Hold	Hold	$0.00
Aug 23, 2026	ZS	Reiterated: Buy	Buy	$214.00

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$214.00
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Aug 28, 2026
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Buy
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$116.00
Aug 28, 2026
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$28.00
Aug 28, 2026
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WDAY
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Buy
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$275.00
Aug 27, 2026
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$270.00
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Buy
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$188.00
Aug 23, 2026
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SNOW
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Reiterated: Hold
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Hold
Price target
$0.00
Aug 23, 2026
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ZS
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Reiterated: Buy
Rating
Buy
Price target
$214.00

John published 4 ratings in the last 30 days, the latest on Oct 19, 2026. Ratings from the last 30 days are members‑only in Exent Gems, with the stocks where several top‑ranked analysts agree; older ratings are shown in full.

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How Exent scores analysts

Exent replays every rating with a price target over a 7‑year lookback: was the target reached, how long it took, and what the stock returned 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after the call. The star rating and rank combine success rate, average return and the number of ratings, so a few lucky calls do not make a top analyst. Statistics as of Oct 20, 2026; ranking updated Oct 22, 2026. How accurate are analyst price targets overall?

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By Exent’s scoring John Difucci ranks #184 of 1,121 with a 4.9★ rating. 40.5% of price targets were reached over a 7-year lookback (all analysts: 53.6%), and 66.6% of calls were up 12 months later. Past accuracy does not guarantee future accuracy.

John Difucci’s success rate is 63.3% by the ranking source and 40.5% by Exent’s price-target hit-rate backtest, with a median of 120 days to reach a target.

John Difucci (Guggenheim) covers 24 stocks, mostly in technology. The most frequently rated are ORCL, WDAY, RBRK, MSFT, NOW.

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