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James Schumm (TD Cowen): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars2.7★
Success44%
Excess return+2.2%
rank#5,845
Ratings115
ratings on stock perps13

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings44101
Stock1313
Buy / hold / sell35 / 9 / 085 / 16 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 1 / 00 / 1 / 2
Price targets hit / missed2 / 39 (5%)13 / 84 (13%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-21.6%-19.1%
Best / worst call+16.7% / -36.9%+38.2% / -63.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +4.4% · vs S&P 500 -0.2% · targets hit within a year 56% (n = 13)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$WM Waste ManagementBuy · Maintained$275+28.0%Jul 30, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jul 30, 2026 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $275 · article
  • Apr 30, 2026 $WM: Reiterated · Buy · $275 · article
  • Jan 30, 2026 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $270 · article
  • Oct 29, 2025 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $265 · article
  • Jul 30, 2025 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $275 · article
  • Apr 30, 2025 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
  • Jan 31, 2025 $WM: Reiterated · Buy · $255 · article
  • Oct 30, 2024 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $250 · article
  • Jul 26, 2024 $WM: Reiterated · Buy · $235 · article
  • Jun 6, 2024 $WM: Reiterated · Buy · $235 · article
  • Apr 29, 2024 $WM: Maintained · Buy · $235 · article
  • Feb 15, 2024 $WM: Reiterated · Buy · $220 · article
  • Oct 26, 2023 $WM: Reiterated · Buy · $200 · article

James Schumm2.7★ · 44% success · +2.2% 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.