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David Windley (Jefferies): analyst track record on stock perps

David Windley of Jefferies 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★

Success59%

Excess return+9.7%

rank#738

Ratings495

ratings on stock perps56

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	38	197
Stock	19	26
Buy / hold / sell	28 / 9 / 1	121 / 67 / 9
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	4 / 2 / 0	13 / 9 / 5
Price targets hit / missed	27 / 11 (71%)	87 / 110 (44%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+22.4%	+4.6%
Best / worst call	+171.5% / -35.8%	+307.3% / -99.3%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.7% · vs S&P 500 -2.2% · targets hit within a year 30% (n = 53)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$CI Cigna	Hold · Downgraded	$307	+9.3%	Aug 3, 2026
$ELV Elevance Health	Buy · Maintained	$450	+8.0%	Jul 16, 2026
$OSCR Oscar Health, Inc.	Hold · Upgraded	$16.00	-50.9%	Apr 20, 2026
$UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	Buy · Maintained	$373	-3.9%	Apr 20, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 3, 2026 $CI: Downgraded · Hold · $307 · article
Jul 16, 2026 $ELV: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
Apr 20, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $373 · article
Apr 20, 2026 $CI: Maintained · Buy · $330 · article
Apr 20, 2026 $ELV: Maintained · Buy · $391 · article
Apr 20, 2026 $OSCR: Upgraded · Hold · $16.00 · article
Feb 27, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $340 · article
Jan 28, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $340 · article
Dec 22, 2025 $OSCR: Maintained · Sell · $12.00 · article
Oct 28, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $418 · article
Oct 16, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $409 · article
Aug 1, 2025 $CI: Maintained · Buy · $336 · article
Jul 23, 2025 $OSCR: Maintained · Sell · $8.00 · article
Jul 18, 2025 $ELV: Maintained · Buy · $370 · article
Jul 10, 2025 $OSCR: Reiterated · Sell · $9.00 · article
Jun 11, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $399 · article
Jun 2, 2025 $VEEV: Maintained · Buy · $335 · article
May 13, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
May 7, 2025 $OSCR: Maintained · Sell · $12.00 · article
May 5, 2025 $CI: Maintained · Buy · $397 · article

David Windley4.7★ · 59% success · +9.7% 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.