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David Palmer (Evercore ISI): analyst track record on stock perps

David Palmer of Evercore ISI on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4★
Success57%
Excess return+3.7%
rank#2,484
Ratings497
ratings on stock perps114

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings163400
Stock4748
Buy / hold / sell97 / 66 / 0227 / 173 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 1 / 46 / 6 / 6
Price targets hit / missed16 / 144 (10%)47 / 349 (12%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-18.9%-22.9%
Best / worst call+45.4% / -73.4%+329.4% / -93.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.7% · vs S&P 500 -1.9% · targets hit within a year 40% (n = 109)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$WEN The Wendy's CompanyHold · Maintained$8.00+7.5%Aug 10, 2026
$MCD McDonald's CorporationBuy · Maintained$320+26.5%Aug 5, 2026
$CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.Buy · Maintained$47.00+30.1%Jul 30, 2026
$SBUX StarbucksBuy · Maintained$120+20.9%Jul 30, 2026
$MDLZ Mondelez InternationalBuy · Maintained$71.00+13.7%Jul 23, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 10, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $8.00 · article
  • Aug 5, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Buy · $320 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $47.00 · article
  • Jul 23, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $115 · article
  • Jul 23, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $8.00 · article
  • Jul 23, 2026 $MDLZ: Maintained · Buy · $71.00 · article
  • Jul 23, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Buy · $320 · article
  • May 21, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $8.00 · article
  • May 11, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $45.00 · article
  • May 8, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Buy · $350 · article
  • Apr 30, 2026 $CMG: Reiterated · Buy · $45.00 · article
  • Apr 29, 2026 $MDLZ: Reiterated · Buy · $71.00 · article
  • Apr 29, 2026 $SBUX: Reiterated · Buy · $115 · article
  • Apr 24, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
  • Apr 24, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $45.00 · article
  • Apr 24, 2026 $MCD: Maintained · Buy · $360 · article
  • Apr 24, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $8.00 · article
  • Apr 14, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $45.00 · article
  • Apr 10, 2026 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article

David Palmer4★ · 57% success · +3.7% 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.