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Conor Cunningham (Melius Research): analyst track record on stock perps

Conor Cunningham of Melius Research on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.7★

Success55%

Excess return+11.6%

rank#3,158

Ratings47

ratings on stock perps20

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	5	35
Stock	5	22
Buy / hold / sell	3 / 0 / 2	22 / 9 / 4
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 2 / 0	8 / 5 / 3
Price targets hit / missed	0 / 5 (0%)	16 / 18 (47%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-26.6%	+4.6%
Best / worst call	-0.6% / -52.5%	+127.1% / -52.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.6% · vs S&P 500 +1.3% · targets hit within a year 70% (n = 18)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
No current calls on stock perps.

Recent ratings

Jan 5, 2026 $UBER: Downgraded · Sell · $73.00 · article
Sep 15, 2025 $CCL: Maintained · Buy · $36.00 · article
Apr 21, 2025 $NCLH: Maintained · Buy · $24.00 · article
Apr 21, 2025 $RCL: Maintained · Buy · $270 · article
Apr 21, 2025 $MAR: Maintained · Buy · $280 · article
Apr 21, 2025 $BKNG: Maintained · Buy · $211 · article
Apr 21, 2025 $ABNB: Maintained · Hold · $150 · article
Jan 28, 2025 $JBLU: Reiterated · Hold · $7.00 · article
Jan 6, 2025 $AAL: Upgraded · Buy · $23.00 · article
Dec 9, 2024 $CCL: Maintained · Buy · $31.00 · article
Dec 5, 2024 $AAL: Maintained · Hold · $18.00 · article
Oct 21, 2024 $HLT: Downgraded · Hold · article
Jul 22, 2024 $LYFT: Initiated · Hold · $15.00 · article
Jul 22, 2024 $UBER: Initiated · Hold · $77.00 · article
Jun 25, 2024 $CCL: Reiterated · Buy · $20.00 · article
Jan 12, 2024 $FDX: Upgraded · Buy · $310 · article
Jan 8, 2024 $FDX: Upgraded · Buy · $310 · article
Nov 27, 2023 $CCL: Upgraded · Buy · $19.00 · article
Jul 31, 2023 $BKNG: Initiated · Buy · $3,500 · article
Jul 31, 2023 $ABNB: Initiated · Hold · $160 · article

Conor Cunningham3.7★ · 55% success · +11.6% 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.