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James Callahan CFA (Piper Sandler): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars2.6★
Success50%
Excess return+3.8%
rank#5,902
Ratings34
ratings on stock perps37

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings4662
Stock1111
Buy / hold / sell36 / 10 / 052 / 10 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 1 / 60 / 1 / 8
Price targets hit / missed5 / 41 (11%)5 / 57 (8%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-28.1%-28.8%
Best / worst call+5.2% / -60.7%+5.2% / -60.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.1% · vs S&P 500 +2.4% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 33)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$290+33.7%Sep 9, 2026
$APP AppLovin CorporationHold · Reiterated$325+3.3%Aug 31, 2026
$SHOP Shopify Inc.Buy · Maintained$150+18.5%May 20, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 9, 2026 $TTWO: Reiterated · Buy · $290 · article
  • Aug 31, 2026 $APP: Reiterated · Hold · $325 · article
  • Aug 21, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Hold · $325 · article
  • Aug 17, 2026 $TTWO: Reiterated · Buy · $290 · article
  • Aug 6, 2026 $APP: Downgraded · Hold · $385 · article
  • Jul 7, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $665 · article
  • Jun 29, 2026 $TTWO: Reiterated · Buy · $280 · article
  • Jun 16, 2026 $TTWO: Maintained · Buy · $280 · article
  • May 20, 2026 $SHOP: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article
  • May 7, 2026 $APP: Reiterated · Buy · $665 · article
  • Apr 20, 2026 $APP: Reiterated · Buy · $650 · article
  • Apr 15, 2026 $SHOP: Reiterated · Buy · $165 · article
  • Mar 26, 2026 $APP: Reiterated · Buy · $650 · article
  • Mar 12, 2026 $SHOP: Initiated · Buy · $165 · article
  • Mar 6, 2026 $APP: Reiterated · Buy · $650 · article
  • Feb 24, 2026 $APP: Reiterated · Buy · $650 · article
  • Feb 12, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $650 · article
  • Feb 2, 2026 $APP: Reiterated · Buy · $800 · article
  • Jan 20, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $800 · article
  • Jan 7, 2026 $APP: Reiterated · Buy · $800 · article

James Callahan CFA2.6★ · 50% success · +3.8% 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.