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Darrin Peller (Wolfe Research): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.7★
Success62%
Excess return+9.1%
rank#738
Ratings479
ratings on stock perps58

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings145218
Stock6672
Buy / hold / sell82 / 43 / 20120 / 71 / 27
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations9 / 9 / 624 / 21 / 13
Price targets hit / missed15 / 89 (14%)24 / 124 (16%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-15.4%-17.4%
Best / worst call+63.4% / -72.4%+63.4% / -72.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.9% · vs S&P 500 -1.0% · targets hit within a year 50% (n = 45)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$ACN AccentureBuy · Maintained$215+20.8%Aug 25, 2026
$AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.Hold · MaintainedAug 25, 2026
$AXP American ExpressHold · MaintainedAug 25, 2026
$COF Capital OneBuy · Maintained$275+32.8%Aug 25, 2026
$CRCL Circle Internet Group, Inc.Sell · Maintained$65.00-28.0%Aug 25, 2026
$MA Mastercard IncorporatedBuy · Maintained$740+30.9%Aug 25, 2026
$NU Nu Holdings Ltd.Buy · Maintained$17.00+13.2%Aug 25, 2026
$PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.Hold · MaintainedAug 25, 2026
$TOST Toast, Inc.Hold · MaintainedAug 25, 2026
$V Visa Inc.Buy · Maintained$460+25.3%Aug 25, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 25, 2026 $AXP: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $TOST: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $740 · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $NU: Maintained · Buy · $17.00 · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $460 · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $COF: Maintained · Buy · $275 · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $CRCL: Maintained · Sell · $65.00 · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $ACN: Maintained · Buy · $215 · article
  • Aug 17, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $680 · article
  • Jul 28, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $V: Reiterated · Buy · $435 · article
  • Jul 10, 2026 $CRCL: Maintained · Sell · $65.00 · article
  • Jun 14, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $395 · article
  • Jun 14, 2026 $CRCL: Maintained · Sell · $65.00 · article
  • Jun 14, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $665 · article
  • Jun 14, 2026 $ACN: Maintained · Buy · $230
  • Jun 14, 2026 $NU: Maintained · Buy · $16.00
  • Jun 14, 2026 $COF: Maintained · Buy · $255

Darrin Peller4.7★ · 62% success · +9.1% 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.