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John Barnidge (Piper Sandler): analyst track record on stock perps

John Barnidge 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.

Stars4.7★
Success62%
Excess return+10.1%
rank#700
Ratings429
ratings on stock perps21

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings95434
Stock2929
Buy / hold / sell54 / 40 / 1245 / 172 / 17
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 1 / 16 / 2 / 10
Price targets hit / missed42 / 47 (47%)278 / 148 (65%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-6.3%+9.5%
Best / worst call+27.5% / -62.7%+120.1% / -62.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -2.7% · vs S&P 500 -3.3% · targets hit within a year 17% (n = 21)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$APO Apollo Global ManagementBuy · Maintained$156+22.0%Jul 13, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jul 13, 2026 $APO: Maintained · Buy · $156 · article
  • Feb 10, 2026 $APO: Reiterated · Buy · $165 · article
  • Dec 23, 2025 $APO: Maintained · Buy · $165 · article
  • Dec 22, 2025 $KKR: Maintained · Buy · $155 · article
  • Nov 25, 2025 $APO: Reiterated · Buy · $165 · article
  • Nov 13, 2025 $APO: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Oct 7, 2025 $APO: Maintained · Buy · $165 · article
  • Oct 7, 2025 $KKR: Maintained · Buy · $155 · article
  • Sep 24, 2025 $KKR: Reiterated · Buy · $166 · article
  • Sep 9, 2025 $KKR: Maintained · Buy · $166 · article
  • Jul 3, 2025 $KKR: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article
  • Jul 2, 2025 $APO: Maintained · Buy · $174 · article
  • Jun 30, 2025 $KKR: Initiated · Buy · $150 · article
  • May 5, 2025 $APO: Maintained · Buy · $174 · article
  • Apr 2, 2025 $APO: Maintained · Buy · $193 · article
  • Mar 11, 2025 $APO: Reiterated · Buy · $202 · article
  • Jan 3, 2025 $APO: Reiterated · Buy · $202 · article
  • Dec 18, 2024 $APO: Maintained · Buy · $202 · article
  • Dec 9, 2024 $APO: Reiterated · Buy · $188 · article
  • Dec 4, 2024 $APO: Initiated · Buy · $188 · article

John Barnidge4.7★ · 62% success · +10.1% 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.