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Brian Mullan (Piper Sandler): analyst track record on stock perps

Brian Mullan of Piper Sandler on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.5★

Success60%

Excess return+10.1%

rank#1,356

Ratings222

ratings on stock perps50

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	96	261
Stock	44	46
Buy / hold / sell	31 / 65 / 0	77 / 183 / 1
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	3 / 1 / 2	10 / 9 / 7
Price targets hit / missed	17 / 78 (18%)	64 / 196 (25%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-12.8%	-12.9%
Best / worst call	+83.1% / -68.8%	+513.4% / -88.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move 0.0% · vs S&P 500 -2.8% · targets hit within a year 50% (n = 46)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$MCD McDonald's Corporation	Hold · Maintained	$286	+13.0%	Aug 4, 2026
$CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$39.00	+8.0%	Jul 30, 2026
$SBUX Starbucks	Buy · Reiterated	$110	+10.9%	Apr 29, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 4, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $286 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $CMG: Reiterated · Buy · $39.00 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $CMG: Reiterated · Buy · $42.00 · article
Apr 29, 2026 $SBUX: Reiterated · Buy · $110 · article
Feb 12, 2026 $MCD: Reiterated · Hold · $325 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $CMG: Reiterated · Buy · $44.00 · article
Jan 30, 2026 $SBUX: Reiterated · Buy · $103 · article
Jan 23, 2026 $CMG: Reiterated · Buy · $47.00 · article
Nov 7, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Buy · $11.00 · article
Oct 30, 2025 $SBUX: Reiterated · Buy · $100 · article
Oct 22, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $325 · article
Aug 12, 2025 $CMG: Upgraded · Buy · $50.00 · article
Aug 8, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Buy · $13.00 · article
Aug 7, 2025 $MCD: Reiterated · Hold · $325 · article
Jul 30, 2025 $SBUX: Reiterated · Buy · $105 · article
Jul 24, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $53.00 · article
Jun 23, 2025 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $102 · article
May 2, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Buy · $15.00 · article
May 2, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $314 · article
Apr 24, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $52.00 · article

Brian Mullan4.5★ · 60% success · +10.1% 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.