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Erik Rasmussen (Stifel Nicolaus): analyst track record on stock perps

Erik Rasmussen of Stifel Nicolaus 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★

Success67%

Excess return+35.2%

rank#223

Ratings177

ratings on stock perps51

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	33	97
Stock	6	6
Buy / hold / sell	33 / 0 / 0	97 / 0 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 0	0 / 0 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	1 / 31 (3%)	33 / 61 (35%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-26.3%	+32.3%
Best / worst call	+0.4% / -53.1%	+588.4% / -56.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.4% · vs S&P 500 +2.5% · targets hit within a year 82% (n = 46)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation	Buy · Reiterated	$132	+113.0%	Aug 11, 2026
$EQIX Equinix	Buy · Reiterated	$1,265	+23.6%	Jul 30, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 11, 2026 $RKLB: Reiterated · Buy · $132 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · $1,265 · article
Jul 22, 2026 $RKLB: Maintained · Buy · $132 · article
Jun 8, 2026 $RKLB: Maintained · Buy · $132 · article
Jun 4, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,250 · article
May 8, 2026 $RKLB: Reiterated · Buy · $110 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,250 · article
Apr 21, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,250 · article
Apr 20, 2026 $RKLB: Reiterated · Buy · $105 · article
Mar 31, 2026 $RKLB: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article
Mar 11, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,075 · article
Feb 27, 2026 $RKLB: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article
Feb 12, 2026 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · $1,075 · article
Dec 23, 2025 $RKLB: Maintained · Buy · $85.00 · article
Dec 19, 2025 $RKLB: Reiterated · Buy · $85.00 · article
Dec 4, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,020 · article
Nov 11, 2025 $RKLB: Reiterated · Buy · $75.00 · article
Nov 7, 2025 $RKLB: Reiterated · Buy · $65.00 · article
Aug 8, 2025 $RKLB: Reiterated · Buy · $55.00 · article
Jul 31, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,010 · article

Erik Rasmussen4.9★ · 67% success · +35.2% 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.