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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.
Stars4.8★
Success59%
Excess return+10.2%
rank#576
Ratings495
ratings on stock perps96
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 44 | 198 |
| Stock | 19 | 26 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 31 / 12 / 1 | 120 / 69 / 9 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 4 / 3 / 0 | 13 / 10 / 4 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 31 / 13 (70%) | 101 / 97 (51%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | +23.5% | +10.1% |
| Best / worst call | +165.8% / -33.8% | +298.6% / -99.3% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.7% · vs S&P 500 -2.9% (n = 59) · targets hit within a year 23% (n = 47)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Sep 30, 2026 $HUM: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
- Sep 30, 2026 $HUM: Maintained · Buy · $420
- Sep 17, 2026 $OSCR: Maintained · Hold · $31.00 · article
- Sep 17, 2026 $OSCR: Maintained · Hold · $31.00
- Aug 3, 2026 $CI: Downgraded · Hold · $307 · article
- Jul 22, 2026 $HUM: Maintained · Buy · $624 · 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 $CNC: Maintained · Hold · $39.00 · article
- Apr 20, 2026 $OSCR: Upgraded · Hold · $16.00 · article
- Feb 27, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $340 · article
- Feb 27, 2026 $HUM: Maintained · Buy · $235 · article
- Feb 12, 2026 $HUM: Maintained · Buy · $235 · article
- Jan 28, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $340 · article
- Jan 26, 2026 $HUM: Maintained · Buy · $310 · article
- Jan 7, 2026 $CNC: Maintained · Hold · $43.00 · article
- Dec 22, 2025 $OSCR: Maintained · Sell · $12.00 · article
- Dec 5, 2025 $HUM: Upgraded · Buy · $313 · article
David Windley4.8★ · 59% success · +10.2% 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.