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Stephens
Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q3 – 2026 Q3 (9 quarters).
- Questions
- 401on tracked calls
- Challenge rate
- 5%22 of 401 questions
- Analysts
- 29with at least one question
- Companies
- 58questioned at least once
These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.
How to read these numbers
Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.
Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.
No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.
Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.
Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.
Analysts
Most questions first. Each challenge rate shows the exact count behind it.
| Analyst | Companies | Questions | Challenge rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Moll | 9 | 85 | 8%7 of 85 questions |
| Pooran Sharma | 5 | 57 | 0%none of 57 questions |
| Bascome Majors | 9 | 45 | 11%5 of 45 questions |
| Jim Salera | 5 | 39 | 8%3 of 39 questions |
| Trey Grooms | 5 | 37 | 0%none of 37 questions |
| Jeff Lick | 3 | 21 | 5%1 of 21 questions |
| Mac Etoch | 3 | 19 | 0%none of 19 questions |
| Daniel Imbro | 7 | 18 | 11%2 of 18 questions |
| Michael Scialla | 3 | 11 | 9%1 of 11 questions |
| Jacob JohnsonLimited sample | 4 | 8 | 13%1 of 8 questions |
- Tommy Moll9 companies · 85 questions8%7 of 85 questions
- Pooran Sharma5 companies · 57 questions0%none of 57 questions
- Bascome Majors9 companies · 45 questions11%5 of 45 questions
- Jim Salera5 companies · 39 questions8%3 of 39 questions
- Trey Grooms5 companies · 37 questions0%none of 37 questions
- Jeff Lick3 companies · 21 questions5%1 of 21 questions
- Mac Etoch3 companies · 19 questions0%none of 19 questions
- Daniel Imbro7 companies · 18 questions11%2 of 18 questions
- Michael Scialla3 companies · 11 questions9%1 of 11 questions
- 13%1 of 8 questions
Show all 29 analysts
| Analyst | Companies | Questions | Challenge rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brady LierzLimited sample | 2 | 7 | 0%none of 7 questions |
| Raj KumarLimited sample | 2 | 7 | 14%1 of 7 questions |
| Jeff GarroLimited sample | 2 | 7 | 0%none of 7 questions |
| Ethan RobertsLimited sample | 2 | 6 | 0%none of 6 questions |
| Kyle JosephLimited sample | 2 | 5 | 0%none of 5 questions |
| Brett HuffLimited sample | 3 | 4 | 25%1 of 4 questions |
| Mason CarricoLimited sample | 2 | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions |
| John CampbellLimited sample | 2 | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions |
| Todd WellerLimited sample | 2 | 3 | 0%none of 3 questions |
| Brady LaresLimited sample | 1 | 3 | 0%none of 3 questions |
| Matt BreeseLimited sample | 1 | 2 | 0%none of 2 questions |
| Charles NabhanLimited sample | 1 | 2 | 0%none of 2 questions |
| Jack HardinLimited sample | 1 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question |
| Reed SeayLimited sample | 1 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question |
| Tyler KlausLimited sample | 1 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question |
| Reade FeiLimited sample | 1 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question |
| Reed TseLimited sample | 1 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question |
| Oscar NievesLimited sample | 1 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question |
| Joe EnderlinLimited sample | 1 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question |
- 0%none of 7 questions
- 14%1 of 7 questions
- 0%none of 7 questions
- 0%none of 6 questions
- 0%none of 5 questions
- 25%1 of 4 questions
- 0%none of 4 questions
- 0%none of 4 questions
- 0%none of 3 questions
- 0%none of 3 questions
- 0%none of 2 questions
- 0%none of 2 questions
- 0%none of 1 question
- 0%none of 1 question
- 0%none of 1 question
- 0%none of 1 question
- 0%none of 1 question
- 0%none of 1 question
- 0%none of 1 question
Companies
Most questions first, counting every analyst at this firm.
- WABWabtec17 questions
- STESteris14 questions
- HRLHormel Foods14 questions
- HUBBHubbell Incorporated14 questions
- TSNTyson Foods13 questions
- BGBunge Global13 questions
- GWWW. W. Grainger13 questions
- HSYHershey Company (The)13 questions
- ZBRAZebra Technologies13 questions
- DRIDarden Restaurants12 questions
- CVNACarvana Co.12 questions
- FASTFastenal12 questions
- JBHTJ.B. Hunt12 questions
- LIILennox International12 questions
- ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line12 questions
- BLDRBuilders FirstSource12 questions
- CASYCasey's General Stores, Inc.9 questions
- ADMArcher Daniels Midland9 questions
- CPBCampbell Soup Company9 questions
- MLMMartin Marietta Materials9 questions
- POOLPool Corporation9 questions
- CPRTCopart8 questions
- UNPUnion Pacific Corporation8 questions
- TTTrane Technologies8 questions
Show all 58 companies
- TECHBio-Techne7 questions
- CSXCSX Corporation7 questions
- FDXFedEx7 questions
- VMCVulcan Materials Company7 questions
- CHRWC.H. Robinson6 questions
- CRHCRH plc6 questions
- GNRCGenerac6 questions
- APAAPA Corporation6 questions
- CARRCarrier Global6 questions
- VEEVVeeva Systems Inc.5 questions
- NSCNorfolk Southern Railway5 questions
- WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services5 questions
- JKHYJack Henry & Associates4 questions
- CELHCelsius Holdings, Inc.4 questions
- SOFISoFi Technologies, Inc.4 questions
- UHSUniversal Health Services4 questions
- CSGPCoStar Group3 questions
- EXEExpand Energy3 questions
- ILMNIllumina, Inc.3 questions
- UPSUnited Parcel Service3 questions
- HCAHCA Healthcare3 questions
- QNSTQuinStreet, Inc.3 questions
- CRWDCrowdStrike2 questions
- CFGCitizens Financial Group2 questions
- CMGChipotle Mexican Grill2 questions
- IQVIQVIA2 questions
- EQTEQT Corporation2 questions
- PAYXPaychex1 question
- TSCOTractor Supply1 question
- AFRMAffirm Holdings, Inc.1 question
- ROKRockwell Automation1 question
- ZSZscaler1 question
- HOLXHologic1 question
- CRLCharles River Laboratories1 question
Activity by reporting period
Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.
| Calendar period | Questions | Challenge rate | Analysts | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q3 | 7 | 14%1 of 7 questions | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 62 | 3%2 of 62 questions | 10 | 37 |
| 2025 Q1 | 55 | 7%4 of 55 questions | 15 | 36 |
| 2025 Q2 | 59 | 5%3 of 59 questions | 13 | 35 |
| 2025 Q3 | 65 | 5%3 of 65 questions | 17 | 40 |
| 2025 Q4 | 60 | 2%1 of 60 questions | 17 | 38 |
| 2026 Q1 | 39 | 5%2 of 39 questions | 13 | 27 |
| 2026 Q2 | 47 | 9%4 of 47 questions | 13 | 37 |
| 2026 Q3 | 7 | 29%2 of 7 questions | 5 | 6 |
- 2024 Q37 questions · challenge rate 14% (1 of 7 questions) · 3 analysts · 4 companies
- 2024 Q462 questions · challenge rate 3% (2 of 62 questions) · 10 analysts · 37 companies
- 2025 Q155 questions · challenge rate 7% (4 of 55 questions) · 15 analysts · 36 companies
- 2025 Q259 questions · challenge rate 5% (3 of 59 questions) · 13 analysts · 35 companies
- 2025 Q365 questions · challenge rate 5% (3 of 65 questions) · 17 analysts · 40 companies
- 2025 Q460 questions · challenge rate 2% (1 of 60 questions) · 17 analysts · 38 companies
- 2026 Q139 questions · challenge rate 5% (2 of 39 questions) · 13 analysts · 27 companies
- 2026 Q247 questions · challenge rate 9% (4 of 47 questions) · 13 analysts · 37 companies
- 2026 Q37 questions · challenge rate 29% (2 of 7 questions) · 5 analysts · 6 companies
Topics and sectors
Topics tagged on this firm’s questions
- Demand124
- Competitive Dynamics94
- Margin75
- Revenue Growth69
- Pricing54
- Cost Pressure46
- Guidance Reliability37
- Innovation & R&D36
- Product Launch31
- M&A31
Show all 21 topics
- Capital Allocation27
- Supply Chain23
- Capex Investment23
- Regulation Policy23
- Trade Tariffs20
- Geographic Expansion16
- Macroeconomic15
- Inventory11
- Labor Market9
- Cloud & AI8
- Credit2
Questions by company sector
- Industrials171
- Consumer Defensive75
- Healthcare45
- Consumer Cyclical44
- Basic Materials22
- Technology20
- Energy11
- Financial Services7
- Real Estate3
- Communication Services3