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David Williams (Needham): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.9★
Success55%
Excess return+33.8%
rank#147
Ratings410
ratings on stock perps92

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings72261
Stock2325
Buy / hold / sell69 / 3 / 0245 / 16 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 2 / 42 / 3 / 6
Price targets hit / missed18 / 51 (26%)122 / 123 (50%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-11.6%+40.6%
Best / worst call+177.4% / -82.3%+733.3% / -98.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.2% · vs S&P 500 -2.0% · targets hit within a year 84% (n = 87)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$RGTI Rigetti Computing, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$25.00+64.9%Mar 20, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Mar 20, 2026 $RGTI: Reiterated · Buy · $25.00 · article
  • Mar 10, 2026 $RGTI: Reiterated · Buy · $35.00 · article
  • Mar 5, 2026 $RGTI: Maintained · Buy · $35.00 · article
  • Feb 26, 2026 $QBTS: Maintained · Buy · $35.00 · article
  • Feb 26, 2026 $IONQ: Reiterated · Buy · $65.00 · article
  • Feb 19, 2026 $ADI: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
  • Feb 10, 2026 $ON: Downgraded · Hold · article
  • Feb 5, 2026 $MTSI: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
  • Jan 23, 2026 $QBTS: Maintained · Buy · $35.00 · article
  • Nov 26, 2025 $ADI: Reiterated · Buy · $285 · article
  • Nov 12, 2025 $RGTI: Maintained · Buy · $40.00 · article
  • Nov 10, 2025 $IONQ: Reiterated · Buy · $75.00 · article
  • Nov 10, 2025 $QBTS: Maintained · Buy · $35.00 · article
  • Nov 7, 2025 $MTSI: Reiterated · Buy · $190 · article
  • Nov 4, 2025 $ON: Maintained · Buy · $60.00 · article
  • Oct 7, 2025 $RGTI: Maintained · Buy · $50.00 · article
  • Sep 17, 2025 $IONQ: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
  • Aug 21, 2025 $ADI: Reiterated · Buy · $285 · article
  • Aug 13, 2025 $RGTI: Reiterated · Buy · $20.00 · article
  • Aug 11, 2025 $QBTS: Maintained · Buy · $20.00 · article

David Williams4.9★ · 55% success · +33.8% 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.