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Connor Murphy (Capital One Financial): analyst track record on stock perps

Connor Murphy of Capital One Financial 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★

Success70%

Excess return+20.2%

rank#1,683

Ratings47

ratings on stock perps37

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	9	43
Stock	9	20
Buy / hold / sell	6 / 3 / 0	31 / 12 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	4 / 3 / 0	9 / 8 / 6
Price targets hit / missed	2 / 7 (22%)	19 / 23 (45%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-15.4%	+14.6%
Best / worst call	+8.5% / -48.9%	+274.7% / -73.8%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +7.7% · vs S&P 500 +3.9% · targets hit within a year 71% (n = 35)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$WDAY Workday, Inc.	Hold · Downgraded	$219	+18.3%	Aug 28, 2026
$HUBS HubSpot, Inc.	Hold · Downgraded	$206	-7.9%	Aug 6, 2026
$OKTA Okta, Inc.	Buy · Upgraded	$171	-0.1%	Jul 16, 2026
$PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	Buy · Upgraded	$421	+24.4%	Jul 16, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 28, 2026 $WDAY: Downgraded · Hold · $219 · article
Aug 6, 2026 $HUBS: Downgraded · Hold · $206 · article
Jul 16, 2026 $OKTA: Upgraded · Buy · $171 · article
Jul 16, 2026 $PANW: Upgraded · Buy · $421 · article
Nov 26, 2025 $ZS: Upgraded · Buy · $320 · article
Sep 16, 2025 $MDB: Maintained · Buy · $382 · article
Aug 27, 2025 $MDB: Maintained · Buy · $331 · article
Aug 7, 2025 $DDOG: Maintained · Buy · $149 · article
Jul 16, 2025 $TEAM: Downgraded · Hold · $211 · article
Jul 16, 2025 $GTLB: Downgraded · Hold · $46.00 · article
Jun 17, 2025 $DDOG: Maintained · Buy · $127 · article
Jun 17, 2025 $NET: Maintained · Buy · $186 · article
Jun 17, 2025 $CRWD: Maintained · Buy · $505 · article
May 9, 2025 $NET: Upgraded · Buy · $146 · article
May 8, 2025 $SHOP: Upgraded · Buy · $112 · article
Apr 15, 2025 $CRWD: Maintained · Buy · $431 · article
Feb 13, 2025 $DDOG: Maintained · Buy · $159 · article
Feb 5, 2025 $WDAY: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
Jan 15, 2025 $SNOW: Maintained · Buy · $204 · article
Nov 11, 2024 $FTNT: Maintained · Hold · $84.00 · article

Connor Murphy4.3★ · 70% success · +20.2% 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.