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David Scharf (Citizens JMP): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.8★

Success56%

Excess return+17.7%

rank#443

Ratings440

ratings on stock perps19

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	49	261
Stock	20	29
Buy / hold / sell	44 / 4 / 1	191 / 69 / 1
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 2 / 2	5 / 4 / 6
Price targets hit / missed	11 / 34 (24%)	78 / 114 (41%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-6.7%	+14.2%
Best / worst call	+78.1% / -52.6%	+284.6% / -71.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.6% · vs S&P 500 -4.2% · targets hit within a year 89% (n = 18)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$85.00	+25.0%	Apr 17, 2026

Recent ratings

Apr 17, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $85.00 · article
Sep 25, 2025 $AFRM: Reiterated · Buy · $105 · article
Aug 29, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $105 · article
May 9, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
Mar 31, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $85.00 · article
Feb 7, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $85.00 · article
Jan 24, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $78.00 · article
Dec 20, 2024 $AFRM: Upgraded · Buy · $78.00 · article
Nov 8, 2024 $AFRM: Maintained · Hold · article
Oct 7, 2024 $AFRM: Maintained · Hold · article
Aug 29, 2024 $AFRM: Reiterated · Hold · article
Aug 26, 2024 $AFRM: Reiterated · Hold · article
Jul 18, 2024 $AFRM: Maintained · Hold · article
Jul 2, 2024 $AFRM: Maintained · Hold · article
Jun 28, 2024 $AFRM: Initiated · Hold · article
Apr 17, 2024 $PYPL: Maintained · Buy · $70.00 · article
Feb 8, 2024 $PYPL: Reiterated · Buy · $68.00 · article
Nov 2, 2023 $PYPL: Reiterated · Buy · $68.00 · article
Aug 3, 2023 $PYPL: Maintained · Buy · $85.00 · article

David Scharf4.8★ · 56% success · +17.7% 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.