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George Sutton (Craig-Hallum): analyst track record on stock perps

George Sutton of Craig-Hallum 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+29.9%

rank#166

Ratings494

ratings on stock perps131

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	255	674
Stock	39	52
Buy / hold / sell	245 / 9 / 1	626 / 46 / 2
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 2 / 4	7 / 5 / 14
Price targets hit / missed	18 / 93 (16%)	81 / 203 (29%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-29.2%	+0.9%
Best / worst call	+72.4% / -92.3%	+1,949.3% / -93.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.5% · vs S&P 500 +1.5% · targets hit within a year 81% (n = 123)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$APLD Applied Digital Corporation	Buy · Maintained	–	–	Jul 16, 2026
$HUT Hut 8 Corp.	Buy · Maintained	–	–	Jul 7, 2026
$CORZ Core Scientific, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$27.00	+55.4%	May 7, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 16, 2026 $APLD: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 7, 2026 $HUT: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 7, 2026 $HUT: Maintained · Buy
Jul 2, 2026 $APLD: Maintained · Buy · article
Jun 5, 2026 $HUT: Maintained · Buy · article
May 21, 2026 $APLD: Reiterated · Buy · $51.00 · article
May 7, 2026 $HUT: Reiterated · Buy · $130 · article
May 7, 2026 $CORZ: Reiterated · Buy · $27.00 · article
Apr 28, 2026 $HUT: Maintained · Buy · article
Apr 24, 2026 $APLD: Reiterated · Buy · $46.00 · article
Apr 21, 2026 $CORZ: Maintained · Buy · article
Apr 9, 2026 $APLD: Reiterated · Buy · $40.00 · article
Apr 1, 2026 $APLD: Maintained · Buy · article
Mar 3, 2026 $APLD: Maintained · Buy · article
Mar 3, 2026 $CORZ: Reiterated · Buy · $27.00 · article
Feb 26, 2026 $HUT: Reiterated · Buy · $80.00 · article
Feb 24, 2026 $APLD: Reiterated · Buy · $40.00 · article
Feb 19, 2026 $CORZ: Maintained · Buy · article
Feb 18, 2026 $APLD: Maintained · Buy · article
Jan 29, 2026 $HUT: Maintained · Buy · article

George Sutton4.9★ · 55% success · +29.9% 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.