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Aaron Rakers (Wells Fargo): analyst track record on stock perps
Aaron Rakers of Wells Fargo on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars5★
Success70%
Excess return+53.8%
rank#6
Ratings497
ratings on stock perps607
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 219 | 673 |
| Stock | 53 | 62 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 143 / 61 / 15 | 425 / 212 / 36 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 3 / 1 / 0 | 4 / 3 / 4 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 104 / 110 (49%) | 506 / 159 (76%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | +15.6% | +131.8% |
| Best / worst call | +443.7% / -80.2% | +2,678.9% / -86.7% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +4.1% · vs S&P 500 +2.0% (n = 363) · targets hit within a year 80% (n = 265)
After sell calls: median 21-day move -5.1% · vs S&P 500 -6.7% (n = 33)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc | Buy · Reiterated | $865 | +37.2% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| $WDC Western Digital Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $450 | +30.9% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| $MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $365 | +59.7% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| $HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Hold · Reiterated | $63.00 | +11.1% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| $P Everpure, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $145 | +17.6% | Sep 24, 2026 |
| $MU Micron Technology, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $1,400 | +59.5% | Sep 23, 2026 |
| $AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $545 | +69.4% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $NTAP NetApp, Inc. | Hold · Reiterated | $190 | -11.8% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $545 | +19.4% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| $HPQ HP Inc. | Sell · Reiterated | $20.00 | -40.5% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $315 | +49.3% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $KEYS Keysight Technologies, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $405 | +28.7% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| $SNDK Sandisk Corporation | Hold · Reiterated | $1,550 | +25.2% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| $CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $150 | +40.8% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| $AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $700 | +35.5% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| $ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $255 | +47.9% | Aug 4, 2026 |
| $AAPL Apple Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $350 | +0.7% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| $QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | Hold · Reiterated | $170 | -3.4% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| $INTC Intel Corporation | Hold · Maintained | $120 | +38.0% | Jul 24, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Oct 16, 2026 $STX: Reiterated · Buy · $865 · article
- Oct 16, 2026 $WDC: Reiterated · Buy · $450 · article
- Oct 16, 2026 $WDC: Reiterated · Buy · $450 · article
- Oct 16, 2026 $STX: Reiterated · Buy · $865 · article
- Oct 7, 2026 $MRVL: Reiterated · Buy · $365 · article
- Oct 1, 2026 $HPE: Reiterated · Hold · $63.00 · article
- Sep 24, 2026 $P: Maintained · Buy · $145 · article
- Sep 23, 2026 $MU: Reiterated · Buy · $1,400 · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $AVGO: Reiterated · Buy · $545 · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $HPE: Reiterated · Hold · $54.00 · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $NTAP: Reiterated · Hold · $190 · article
- Sep 2, 2026 $DELL: Reiterated · Buy · $545 · article
- Aug 28, 2026 $MRVL: Maintained · Buy · $310 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $NVDA: Reiterated · Buy · $315 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $P: Reiterated · Buy · $135 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $HPQ: Reiterated · Sell · $20.00 · article
- Aug 24, 2026 $MRVL: Reiterated · Buy · $310 · article
- Aug 19, 2026 $MRVL: Maintained · Buy · $240 · article
- Aug 19, 2026 $KEYS: Maintained · Buy · $405 · article
- Aug 18, 2026 $AVGO: Maintained · Buy · $545 · article
Aaron Rakers5★ · 70% success · +53.8% 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.