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Joseph Stringer (Needham): analyst track record on stock perps

Joseph Stringer of Needham on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.9★

Success48%

Excess return+25.7%

rank#308

Ratings492

ratings on stock perps65

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	126	350
Stock	21	23
Buy / hold / sell	103 / 23 / 0	272 / 78 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 2	1 / 2 / 2
Price targets hit / missed	5 / 99 (5%)	48 / 225 (18%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-42.5%	-34.1%
Best / worst call	+11.9% / -83.4%	+127.1% / -97.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.8% · vs S&P 500 -0.7% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 64)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$MRNA Moderna, Inc.	Hold · Maintained	–	–	Aug 19, 2026
$GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$170	+17.4%	Aug 5, 2026
$VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Hold · Maintained	–	–	Aug 4, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 19, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · article
Aug 5, 2026 $GILD: Reiterated · Buy · $170 · article
Aug 4, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · article
Jul 31, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · article
Jul 7, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · article
Jun 24, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · article
Jun 12, 2026 $GILD: Reiterated · Buy · $170 · article
May 8, 2026 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $170 · article
May 5, 2026 $VRTX: Reiterated · Hold · article
May 1, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · article
Apr 8, 2026 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $170 · article
Mar 10, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $460 · article
Feb 23, 2026 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $170 · article
Feb 13, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · article
Feb 13, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · article
Feb 11, 2026 $GILD: Reiterated · Buy · $170 · article
Jan 21, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · article
Dec 15, 2025 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
Nov 21, 2025 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · article
Nov 13, 2025 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article

Joseph Stringer4.9★ · 48% success · +25.7% 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.