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David Smith -CFA (Truist Financial): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.6★

Success86%

Excess return+19.4%

rank#965

Ratings71

ratings on stock perps61

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	127	197
Stock	19	19
Buy / hold / sell	84 / 43 / 0	122 / 75 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 2 / 2	3 / 2 / 13
Price targets hit / missed	52 / 38 (58%)	99 / 41 (71%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+4.3%	+16.3%
Best / worst call	+46.0% / -33.4%	+125.1% / -33.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.5% · vs S&P 500 +0.5% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 60)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	–	–	Aug 13, 2026
$SCHW Charles Schwab Corporation	Buy · Maintained	–	–	Jul 22, 2026
$BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp	Buy · Reiterated	$178	+9.5%	Jul 16, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 13, 2026 $HOOD: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 28, 2026 $HOOD: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 24, 2026 $HOOD: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
Jul 22, 2026 $SCHW: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 16, 2026 $BNY: Reiterated · Buy · $178 · article
Jul 13, 2026 $HOOD: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
Jun 29, 2026 $HOOD: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
Jun 26, 2026 $BNY: Maintained · Buy · $160 · article
Jun 23, 2026 $HOOD: Maintained · Buy · article
May 14, 2026 $HOOD: Maintained · Buy · article
May 12, 2026 $SCHW: Maintained · Buy · article
Apr 30, 2026 $HOOD: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
Apr 17, 2026 $BNY: Reiterated · Buy · $148 · article
Apr 17, 2026 $SCHW: Reiterated · Buy · $120 · article
Apr 14, 2026 $HOOD: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
Apr 13, 2026 $HOOD: Reiterated · Buy · $100 · article
Apr 1, 2026 $SCHW: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
Apr 1, 2026 $BNY: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
Mar 25, 2026 $HOOD: Maintained · Buy · article
Mar 16, 2026 $SCHW: Maintained · Buy · article

David Smith -CFA4.6★ · 86% success · +19.4% 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.