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David Long (Raymond James): analyst track record on stock perps

David Long of Raymond James 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★

Success49%

Excess return+7.6%

rank#1,620

Ratings478

ratings on stock perps23

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	25	110
Stock	16	32
Buy / hold / sell	18 / 7 / 0	80 / 29 / 1
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 0 / 1	12 / 6 / 8
Price targets hit / missed	10 / 8 (56%)	55 / 25 (69%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+1.2%	+9.8%
Best / worst call	+22.0% / -17.1%	+74.2% / -43.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.2% · vs S&P 500 -0.8% · targets hit within a year 69% (n = 19)

Current calls on stock perps

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

Recent ratings

Oct 28, 2025 $HBAN: Reiterated · Buy · $20.00 · article
Oct 20, 2025 $HBAN: Maintained · Buy · $20.00 · article
Jul 21, 2025 $HBAN: Reiterated · Buy · $21.00 · article
Jul 18, 2025 $USB: Reiterated · Buy · $57.00 · article
Jul 15, 2025 $HBAN: Reiterated · Buy · $21.00 · article
Jul 8, 2025 $HBAN: Maintained · Buy · $21.00 · article
Jul 7, 2025 $WFC: Downgraded · Hold · article
Jul 7, 2025 $USB: Maintained · Buy · $57.00 · article
Jun 18, 2025 $WFC: Reiterated · Buy · $84.00 · article
Apr 21, 2025 $HBAN: Reiterated · Buy · $18.00 · article
Apr 16, 2025 $USB: Maintained · Buy · $51.00 · article
Apr 14, 2025 $WFC: Reiterated · Buy · $78.00 · article
Jan 16, 2025 $WFC: Maintained · Buy · $88.00 · article
Jan 8, 2025 $HBAN: Maintained · Buy · $20.00 · article
Dec 19, 2024 $USB: Upgraded · Buy · $57.00 · article
Oct 11, 2024 $WFC: Maintained · Buy · $72.00 · article
Dec 26, 2023 $HBAN: Maintained · Buy · $15.00 · article
Dec 6, 2023 $WFC: Maintained · Buy · $55.00 · article
Oct 23, 2023 $HBAN: Maintained · Buy · $13.00 · article
Jul 20, 2023 $USB: Upgraded · Hold · article

David Long4.3★ · 49% success · +7.6% 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.