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David Tarantino (KeyBanc): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.7★

Success60%

Excess return+9.3%

rank#871

Ratings458

ratings on stock perps75

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	7	254
Stock	7	20
Buy / hold / sell	3 / 4 / 0	132 / 122 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 3	6 / 3 / 3
Price targets hit / missed	1 / 5 (17%)	70 / 182 (28%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-15.7%	-12.2%
Best / worst call	+77.5% / -72.7%	+226.3% / -84.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.5% · vs S&P 500 -1.1% · targets hit within a year 62% (n = 69)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$VRT Vertiv Holdings Co	Buy · Initiated	$360	+45.1%	Jul 23, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 23, 2026 $VRT: Initiated · Buy · $360 · article
Oct 10, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $49.00 · article
Aug 12, 2025 $SBUX: Upgraded · Buy · $115 · article
Aug 7, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $322 · article
Jul 30, 2025 $SBUX: Maintained · Hold · $100 · article
Jul 24, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $59.00 · article
Jul 2, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $62.00 · article
May 2, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $315 · article
Apr 24, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $56.00 · article
Apr 7, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $300 · article
Apr 7, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $62.00 · article
Apr 7, 2025 $SBUX: Downgraded · Hold · $85.00 · article
Mar 18, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $68.00 · article
Mar 18, 2025 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $114 · article
Feb 11, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $310 · article
Jan 21, 2025 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $116 · article
Dec 9, 2024 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $116 · article
Dec 9, 2024 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · $305 · article
Dec 9, 2024 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
Nov 21, 2024 $SBUX: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article

David Tarantino4.7★ · 60% success · +9.3% 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.