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Kyle Peterson (Needham): analyst track record on stock perps

Kyle Peterson 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.

Stars0.6★

Success41%

Excess return-2.3%

rank#11,097

Ratings293

ratings on stock perps60

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	135	305
Stock	23	25
Buy / hold / sell	107 / 28 / 0	226 / 79 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 0 / 3	5 / 4 / 10
Price targets hit / missed	9 / 92 (9%)	31 / 179 (15%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-27.0%	-26.3%
Best / worst call	+156.6% / -81.2%	+500.3% / -88.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.2% · vs S&P 500 +1.7% (n = 44)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$NU Nu Holdings Ltd.	Buy · Reiterated	$19.00	+25.3%	Sep 28, 2026
$AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$100	+42.7%	Aug 28, 2026
$FICO Fair Isaac Corporation	Buy · Reiterated	$1,650	+102.4%	Jul 30, 2026
$SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$24.00	+64.2%	Jul 30, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 28, 2026 $NU: Reiterated · Buy · $19.00 · article
Sep 11, 2026 $NU: Reiterated · Buy · $19.00 · article
Aug 28, 2026 $AFRM: Reiterated · Buy · $100 · article
Aug 14, 2026 $NU: Reiterated · Buy · $19.00 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $FICO: Reiterated · Buy · $1,650 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $SOFI: Reiterated · Buy · $24.00 · article
Jun 26, 2026 $NU: Initiated · Buy · $17.00 · article
Jun 26, 2026 $NU: Initiated · Buy · $17.00
Jun 9, 2026 $FICO: Reiterated · Buy · $1,650 · article
May 13, 2026 $AFRM: Reiterated · Buy · $90.00 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $SOFI: Reiterated · Buy · $25.00 · article
Apr 29, 2026 $FICO: Reiterated · Buy · $1,650 · article
Feb 26, 2026 $FICO: Reiterated · Buy · $1,975 · article
Feb 6, 2026 $AFRM: Reiterated · Buy · $85.00 · article
Feb 2, 2026 $SOFI: Reiterated · Buy · $33.00 · article
Jan 29, 2026 $FICO: Reiterated · Buy · $1,975 · article
Jan 27, 2026 $AFRM: Upgraded · Buy · $100 · article
Dec 23, 2025 $SOFI: Maintained · Buy · $36.00 · article
Dec 23, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Hold · article
Oct 29, 2025 $SOFI: Reiterated · Buy · $36.00 · article

Kyle Peterson0.6★ · 41% success · -2.3% 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.