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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.

Stars0.7★

Success41%

Excess return-1.8%

rank#10,800

Ratings282

ratings on stock perps36

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	131	294
Stock	24	25
Buy / hold / sell	101 / 30 / 0	214 / 80 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 0 / 5	5 / 4 / 11
Price targets hit / missed	8 / 90 (8%)	39 / 164 (19%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-19.2%	-18.1%
Best / worst call	+244.3% / -75.1%	+500.0% / -76.8%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.1% · vs S&P 500 -1.1% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 34)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$100	+47.1%	Aug 28, 2026
$NU Nu Holdings Ltd.	Buy · Reiterated	$19.00	+26.5%	Aug 14, 2026
$SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$24.00	+39.5%	Jul 30, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 28, 2026 $AFRM: Reiterated · Buy · $100 · article
Aug 14, 2026 $NU: Reiterated · Buy · $19.00 · 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
May 13, 2026 $AFRM: Reiterated · Buy · $90.00 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $SOFI: Reiterated · Buy · $25.00 · article
Feb 6, 2026 $AFRM: Reiterated · Buy · $85.00 · article
Feb 2, 2026 $SOFI: Reiterated · Buy · $33.00 · 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
Sep 10, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Hold · article
Sep 10, 2025 $SOFI: Maintained · Buy · $29.00 · article
Aug 29, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Hold · article
Jul 30, 2025 $SOFI: Maintained · Buy · $25.00 · article
Jul 2, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Hold · article
Jun 10, 2025 $SOFI: Maintained · Buy · article
May 9, 2025 $AFRM: Maintained · Hold · article

Kyle Peterson0.7★ · 41% success · -1.8% 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.