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John Davis (Raymond James): analyst track record on stock perps

John Davis of Raymond James 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★
Success52%
Excess return+1.1%
rank#5,827
Ratings344
ratings on stock perps22

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings2287
Stock1721
Buy / hold / sell20 / 2 / 079 / 8 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 0 / 04 / 2 / 0
Price targets hit / missed0 / 20 (0%)15 / 63 (19%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-22.4%-20.4%
Best / worst call-4.5% / -70.7%+57.7% / -81.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.5% · vs S&P 500 -0.6% · targets hit within a year 38% (n = 21)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$MA Mastercard IncorporatedBuy · Maintained$632+11.8%Jul 31, 2026
$V Visa Inc.Buy · Maintained$389+5.9%Apr 29, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jul 31, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $632 · article
  • May 1, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $609 · article
  • Apr 29, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $389 · article
  • Feb 3, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Jan 29, 2026 $MA: Reiterated · Buy · $631 · article
  • Oct 29, 2025 $V: Maintained · Buy · $408 · article
  • Oct 10, 2025 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Aug 27, 2025 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Jul 30, 2025 $V: Reiterated · Buy · $398 · article
  • Jun 13, 2025 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $655 · article
  • May 1, 2025 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $655 · article
  • Apr 30, 2025 $V: Maintained · Buy · $395 · article
  • Jan 31, 2025 $V: Maintained · Buy · $393 · article
  • Jan 31, 2025 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $640 · article
  • Jan 27, 2025 $V: Maintained · Buy · $374 · article
  • Jan 27, 2025 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $614 · article
  • May 2, 2024 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $497 · article
  • Jan 26, 2024 $V: Maintained · Buy · $311 · article
  • Jan 31, 2024 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $504 · article
  • Oct 27, 2023 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $452 · article

John Davis2.7★ · 52% success · +1.1% 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.