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David O'Connor (Piper Sandler): analyst track record on stock perps
David O'Connor of Piper Sandler on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars4.4★
Success88%
Excess return+38.3%
rank#1,508
Ratings17
ratings on stock perps28
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 51 | 56 |
| Stock | 29 | 31 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 29 / 22 / 0 | 32 / 23 / 1 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 23 / 3 / 20 | 24 / 5 / 20 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 20 / 25 (44%) | 23 / 27 (46%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | +7.2% | +8.4% |
| Best / worst call | +57.5% / -65.2% | +123.4% / -65.2% |
After buy calls: not enough measured cases yet
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $400 | +71.1% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| $AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $600 | +12.8% | Sep 15, 2026 |
| $ARM Arm Holdings plc | Buy · Initiated | $320 | +43.8% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| $AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Buy · Initiated | $460 | +39.0% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| $INTC Intel Corporation | Hold · Initiated | $110 | +21.6% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| $NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Buy · Initiated | $300 | +38.9% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| $QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | Hold · Initiated | $190 | +5.8% | Sep 10, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Oct 7, 2026 $MRVL: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
- Oct 7, 2026 $MRVL: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
- Oct 2, 2026 $MRVL: Maintained · Buy · $270 · article
- Sep 15, 2026 $AMD: Maintained · Buy · $600 · article
- Sep 10, 2026 $AMD: Initiated · Buy · $600 · article
- Sep 9, 2026 $AMD: Initiated · Buy · $600 · article
- Sep 9, 2026 $QCOM: Initiated · Hold · $190 · article
- Sep 10, 2026 $QCOM: Initiated · Hold · $190 · article
- Sep 10, 2026 $AVGO: Initiated · Buy · $460 · article
- Sep 10, 2026 $ARM: Initiated · Buy · $320 · article
- Sep 9, 2026 $NVDA: Initiated · Buy · $300 · article
- Sep 10, 2026 $NVDA: Initiated · Buy · $300 · article
- Sep 9, 2026 $MRVL: Initiated · Buy · $270 · article
- Sep 10, 2026 $MRVL: Initiated · Buy · $270 · article
- Sep 9, 2026 $INTC: Initiated · Hold · $110 · article
- Sep 10, 2026 $INTC: Initiated · Hold · $110 · article
- Apr 20, 2026 $INTC: Upgraded · Hold · $60.00 · article
- Apr 17, 2026 $AAPL: Upgraded · Buy · article
- Apr 17, 2026 $QCOM: Downgraded · Hold · $120 · article
- Jan 22, 2026 $ON: Upgraded · Hold · $62.00 · article
David O'Connor4.4★ · 88% success · +38.3% 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.