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Laura Martin (Needham): analyst track record on stock perps
Laura Martin 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.
Stars4.7★
Success53%
Excess return+10.5%
rank#862
Ratings508
ratings on stock perps282
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 197 | 543 |
| Stock | 32 | 35 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 153 / 44 / 0 | 442 / 90 / 11 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 0 / 1 / 0 | 3 / 4 / 2 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 24 / 130 (16%) | 174 / 270 (39%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -24.6% | -1.8% |
| Best / worst call | +40.1% / -83.4% | +470.5% / -94.7% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.5% · vs S&P 500 +0.3% · targets hit within a year 70% (n = 264)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $AAPL Apple Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Sep 10, 2026 |
| $TTD The Trade Desk, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $19.00 | +36.0% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $META Meta Platforms, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $DIS The Walt Disney Company | Buy · Maintained | $125 | +18.1% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| $WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Aug 6, 2026 |
| $PSKY Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Aug 5, 2026 |
| $AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $300 | +19.1% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| $RDDT Reddit, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $300 | +93.1% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| $GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Buy · Maintained | $450 | +35.3% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| $NFLX Netflix, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $120 | +57.9% | Jul 17, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Sep 10, 2026 $AAPL: Maintained · Hold · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $TTD: Maintained · Buy · $19.00 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $META: Maintained · Hold · article
- Aug 7, 2026 $TTD: Maintained · Buy · $19.00 · article
- Aug 6, 2026 $WBD: Maintained · Hold · article
- Aug 6, 2026 $DIS: Maintained · Buy · $125 · article
- Aug 5, 2026 $PSKY: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jul 31, 2026 $AAPL: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jul 31, 2026 $RDDT: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
- Jul 31, 2026 $AMZN: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
- Jul 30, 2026 $META: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jul 24, 2026 $META: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jul 23, 2026 $RDDT: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
- Jul 23, 2026 $GOOGL: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
- Jul 20, 2026 $TTD: Maintained · Buy · $25.00 · article
- Jul 17, 2026 $NFLX: Reiterated · Buy · $120 · article
- Jul 16, 2026 $RDDT: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
- Jul 14, 2026 $PSKY: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jul 10, 2026 $RDDT: Reiterated · Buy · $300 · article
- Jul 8, 2026 $AMZN: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
Laura Martin4.7★ · 53% success · +10.5% 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.