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Andrew Sherman (TD Cowen): analyst track record on stock perps

Andrew Sherman of TD Cowen 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★
Success54%
Excess return+13.0%
rank#1,669
Ratings127
ratings on stock perps68

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings94210
Stock2222
Buy / hold / sell81 / 13 / 0168 / 42 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 3
Price targets hit / missed28 / 66 (30%)68 / 142 (32%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-11.3%-3.3%
Best / worst call+71.0% / -65.0%+177.0% / -65.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +4.2% · vs S&P 500 +3.1% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 66)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$ESTC Elastic N.V.Hold · Reiterated$95.00+13.8%Aug 28, 2026
$MSFT Microsoft CorporationBuy · Maintained$540+9.7%Jul 30, 2026
$DDOG DatadogBuy · Reiterated$300+35.3%Jul 22, 2026
$NOW ServiceNow, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$140+6.7%Jul 16, 2026
$SAP SAP SEBuy · Maintained$210+2.0%Jul 16, 2026
$TEAM Atlassian CorporationHold · Maintained$105-41.5%Jul 16, 2026
$GTLB GitLab Inc.Hold · Reiterated$29.00-38.7%May 21, 2026
$IOT Samsara Inc.Buy · Reiterated$45.00+17.1%May 21, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 28, 2026 $ESTC: Reiterated · Hold · $95.00 · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $ESTC: Reiterated · Hold · $70.00 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $MSFT: Maintained · Buy · $540 · article
  • Jul 22, 2026 $DDOG: Reiterated · Buy · $300 · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $NOW: Reiterated · Buy · $140 · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $MSFT: Maintained · Buy · $540 · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $TEAM: Maintained · Hold · $105 · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $SAP: Maintained · Buy · $210 · article
  • Jun 11, 2026 $DDOG: Reiterated · Buy · $260 · article
  • May 29, 2026 $ESTC: Reiterated · Hold · $55.00 · article
  • May 21, 2026 $IOT: Reiterated · Buy · $45.00 · article
  • May 21, 2026 $GTLB: Reiterated · Hold · $29.00 · article
  • May 7, 2026 $DDOG: Reiterated · Buy · $235 · article
  • May 5, 2026 $NOW: Reiterated · Buy · $140 · article
  • Apr 14, 2026 $DDOG: Reiterated · Buy · $190 · article
  • Jan 15, 2026 $DDOG: Maintained · Buy · $235 · article
  • Jan 15, 2026 $ESTC: Maintained · Hold · $85.00 · article
  • Feb 27, 2026 $ESTC: Maintained · Hold · $65.00 · article
  • Feb 20, 2026 $ESTC: Maintained · Hold · $70.00 · article
  • Feb 10, 2026 $DDOG: Reiterated · Buy · $215 · article

Andrew Sherman4.3★ · 54% success · +13.0% 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.