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Howard Ma (Guggenheim): analyst track record on stock perps

Howard Ma of Guggenheim 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★
Success71%
Excess return+25.2%
rank#483
Ratings107
ratings on stock perps72

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings60102
Stock1314
Buy / hold / sell57 / 3 / 092 / 7 / 3
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 2 / 26 / 4 / 7
Price targets hit / missed17 / 40 (30%)34 / 61 (36%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-9.5%-1.8%
Best / worst call+80.7% / -63.9%+158.4% / -63.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.1% · vs S&P 500 -3.2% (n = 59)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$NTAP NetApp, Inc.Hold · Initiated––Oct 25, 2026
$TEAM Atlassian CorporationBuy · Reiterated$280+23.0%Oct 18, 2026
$P Everpure, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$215+74.3%Oct 11, 2026
$MDB MongoDB, Inc.Buy · Maintained$560+50.9%Sep 1, 2026
$ESTC Elastic N.V.Buy · Maintained$120+17.2%Aug 27, 2026
$DDOG DatadogBuy · Reiterated$300+11.3%Jul 21, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Oct 25, 2026 $NTAP: Initiated · Hold · article
  • Oct 18, 2026 $TEAM: Reiterated · Buy · $280 · article
  • Oct 11, 2026 $P: Reiterated · Buy · $215 · article
  • Sep 23, 2026 $P: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article
  • Sep 1, 2026 $MDB: Maintained · Buy · $560 · article
  • Aug 27, 2026 $ESTC: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
  • Aug 18, 2026 $ESTC: Maintained · Buy · $106 · article
  • Aug 17, 2026 $MDB: Reiterated · Buy · $560 · article
  • Aug 12, 2026 $P: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article
  • Aug 7, 2026 $TEAM: Maintained · Buy · $165 · article
  • Jul 21, 2026 $DDOG: Reiterated · Buy · $300 · article
  • May 29, 2026 $MDB: Reiterated · Buy · $475 · article
  • May 28, 2026 $ESTC: Maintained · Buy · $106 · article
  • May 28, 2026 $P: Maintained · Buy · $115 · article
  • May 19, 2026 $ESTC: Reiterated · Buy · $106 · article
  • May 7, 2026 $DDOG: Maintained · Buy · $225 · article
  • Apr 21, 2026 $DDOG: Maintained · Buy · $175 · article
  • Apr 16, 2026 $TEAM: Maintained · Buy · $115 · article
  • Apr 9, 2026 $TEAM: Maintained · Buy · $115 · article
  • Apr 8, 2026 $GTLB: Downgraded · Hold · article

Howard Ma4.8★ · 71% success · +25.2% 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.