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Chris O`Cull (Stifel Nicolaus): analyst track record on stock perps

Chris O`Cull of Stifel Nicolaus 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★

Success53%

Excess return+9.0%

rank#1,207

Ratings469

ratings on stock perps84

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	128	416
Stock	36	37
Buy / hold / sell	77 / 51 / 0	224 / 189 / 3
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	4 / 2 / 5	13 / 10 / 7
Price targets hit / missed	12 / 110 (10%)	63 / 340 (16%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-26.4%	-25.9%
Best / worst call	+46.6% / -67.6%	+377.1% / -82.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.4% · vs S&P 500 -0.5% · targets hit within a year 61% (n = 77)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$MCD McDonald's Corporation	Hold · Reiterated	$290	+14.6%	May 8, 2026
$SBUX Starbucks	Buy · Reiterated	$117	+17.9%	May 6, 2026
$WEN The Wendy's Company	Hold · Reiterated	$6.00	-19.4%	Apr 30, 2026
$CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$45.00	+24.6%	Apr 29, 2026

Recent ratings

May 8, 2026 $MCD: Reiterated · Hold · $290 · article
May 6, 2026 $SBUX: Reiterated · Buy · $117 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $WEN: Reiterated · Hold · $6.00 · article
Apr 29, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $45.00 · article
Apr 29, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $115 · article
Apr 21, 2026 $SBUX: Reiterated · Buy · $115 · article
Feb 13, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $8.00 · article
Feb 11, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $315 · article
Feb 5, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $9.00 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $45.00 · article
Jan 29, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $105 · article
Nov 18, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $315 · article
Nov 7, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $11.00 · article
Nov 5, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $315 · article
Oct 31, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $11.00 · article
Oct 31, 2025 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $105 · article
Oct 30, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $50.00 · article
Sep 26, 2025 $SBUX: Reiterated · Buy · $105 · article
Sep 9, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $60.00 · article
Sep 3, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · article

Chris O`Cull4.5★ · 53% success · +9.0% 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.