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Brendan Smith (TD Cowen): analyst track record on stock perps

Brendan Smith 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.

Stars4.9★
Success57%
Excess return+31.7%
rank#338
Ratings204
ratings on stock perps28

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings130285
Stock2528
Buy / hold / sell94 / 36 / 0223 / 62 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 3 / 40 / 4 / 8
Price targets hit / missed40 / 55 (42%)80 / 111 (42%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)+9.0%+4.1%
Best / worst call+296.4% / -64.6%+296.4% / -82.3%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.9% · vs S&P 500 +2.5% · targets hit within a year 25% (n = 28)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$ABCL AbCellera Biologics Inc.Buy · MaintainedAug 5, 2026
$TWST Twist Bioscience CorporationBuy · Reiterated$115-9.3%Aug 3, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 5, 2026 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Aug 3, 2026 $TWST: Reiterated · Buy · $115 · article
  • Jun 15, 2026 $TWST: Reiterated · Buy · $89.00 · article
  • May 22, 2026 $TWST: Reiterated · Buy · $68.00
  • May 11, 2026 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Feb 24, 2026 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Feb 2, 2026 $TWST: Maintained · Buy · $58.00 · article
  • Jan 8, 2026 $TWST: Maintained · Buy · $43.00 · article
  • Oct 13, 2025 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Nov 14, 2025 $TWST: Maintained · Buy · $32.00 · article
  • Nov 7, 2025 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Oct 13, 2025 $TWST: Maintained · Buy · $36.00 · article
  • Sep 18, 2025 $TWST: Reiterated · Buy · $36.00 · article
  • Sep 12, 2025 $TWST: Reiterated · Buy · $36.00 · article
  • Sep 11, 2025 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Aug 7, 2025 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Aug 4, 2025 $TWST: Maintained · Buy · $36.00 · article
  • May 9, 2025 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • May 5, 2025 $TWST: Maintained · Buy · $58.00 · article
  • Apr 30, 2025 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · article

Brendan Smith4.9★ · 57% success · +31.7% 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.