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Frank Louthan (Raymond James): analyst track record on stock perps

Frank Louthan of Raymond James on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars0.8★

Success52%

Excess return-1.0%

rank#10,418

Ratings470

ratings on stock perps26

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	26	94
Stock	20	30
Buy / hold / sell	18 / 8 / 0	70 / 23 / 1
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	3 / 2 / 0	10 / 7 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	1 / 16 (6%)	24 / 43 (36%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-24.6%	-1.1%
Best / worst call	+7.1% / -57.1%	+183.9% / -72.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.6% · vs S&P 500 -6.5% · targets hit within a year 53% (n = 23)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$EQIX Equinix	Buy · Upgraded	$1,250	+22.1%	Apr 30, 2026

Recent ratings

Apr 30, 2026 $EQIX: Upgraded · Buy · $1,250 · article
Oct 1, 2025 $TMUS: Maintained · Hold · article
Sep 18, 2025 $T: Reiterated · Buy · $33.00 · article
Jul 28, 2025 $CHTR: Maintained · Hold · article
Jul 24, 2025 $T: Maintained · Buy · $31.00 · article
Jul 22, 2025 $VZ: Maintained · Buy · $47.00 · article
Jul 2, 2025 $VZ: Maintained · Buy · $47.00 · article
Jun 26, 2025 $EQIX: Downgraded · Hold · article
Jun 17, 2025 $VZ: Maintained · Buy · $47.00 · article
May 19, 2025 $CHTR: Upgraded · Hold · article
Apr 23, 2025 $VZ: Maintained · Buy · $47.00 · article
Apr 7, 2025 $VZ: Maintained · Buy · $47.00 · article
Apr 7, 2025 $T: Maintained · Buy · $30.00 · article
Mar 14, 2025 $T: Maintained · Buy · $29.00 · article
Feb 13, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,085 · article
Jan 28, 2025 $T: Reiterated · Buy · $28.00 · article
Jan 27, 2025 $VZ: Maintained · Buy · $45.00 · article
Dec 12, 2024 $VZ: Reiterated · Buy · $48.00 · article
Nov 20, 2024 $CMCSA: Maintained · Hold · article
Sep 24, 2024 $VZ: Maintained · Buy · $48.00 · article

Frank Louthan0.8★ · 52% success · -1.0% 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.