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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★
Success72%
Excess return+55.9%
rank#7
Ratings496
ratings on stock perps546
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 204 | 667 |
| Stock | 53 | 62 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 133 / 59 / 12 | 421 / 211 / 35 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 3 / 1 / 0 | 4 / 3 / 4 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 111 / 89 (56%) | 519 / 141 (79%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | +43.3% | +169.7% |
| Best / worst call | +1,371.8% / -79.8% | +3,661.3% / -83.6% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.1% · vs S&P 500 +1.4% · targets hit within a year 80% (n = 519)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $545 | +51.0% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Hold · Reiterated | $54.00 | -2.2% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $NTAP NetApp, Inc. | Hold · Reiterated | $190 | +3.5% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $545 | +7.6% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| $MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $310 | +36.6% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| $HPQ HP Inc. | Sell · Reiterated | $20.00 | -38.9% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $315 | +44.3% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $SNDK Sandisk Corporation | Hold · Reiterated | $1,550 | -8.4% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| $CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $150 | +39.6% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| $AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $700 | +39.0% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| $ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $255 | +34.9% | Aug 4, 2026 |
| $AAPL Apple Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $350 | +7.2% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| $QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | Hold · Reiterated | $170 | -3.9% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| $STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc | Buy · Reiterated | $1,180 | +36.8% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| $INTC Intel Corporation | Hold · Maintained | $120 | +19.6% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| $WDC Western Digital Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $730 | +58.4% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| $MU Micron Technology, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $1,525 | +56.0% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| $LRCX Lam Research Corporation | Buy · Maintained | $320 | +7.4% | Apr 23, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- 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 $HPQ: Reiterated · Sell · $20.00 · article
- Aug 24, 2026 $MRVL: Reiterated · Buy · $310 · article
- Aug 19, 2026 $MRVL: Maintained · Buy · $240 · article
- Aug 18, 2026 $AVGO: Maintained · Buy · $545 · article
- Aug 14, 2026 $SNDK: Reiterated · Hold · $1,550 · article
- Aug 14, 2026 $DELL: Reiterated · Buy · $545 · article
- Aug 13, 2026 $CSCO: Reiterated · Buy · $150 · article
- Aug 11, 2026 $NVDA: Reiterated · Buy · $315 · article
- Aug 11, 2026 $MRVL: Maintained · Buy · $240 · article
- Aug 6, 2026 $SNDK: Reiterated · Hold · $1,400 · article
- Aug 4, 2026 $ANET: Reiterated · Buy · $255 · article
- Aug 6, 2026 $AMD: Reiterated · Buy · $700 · article
- Jul 31, 2026 $NVDA: Reiterated · Buy · $315 · article
- Jul 31, 2026 $AAPL: Reiterated · Buy · $350 · article
Aaron Rakers5★ · 72% success · +55.9% 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.