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Matt Dezort (Needham): analyst track record on stock perps
Matt Dezort 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.
Stars1.7★
Success40%
Excess return+0.3%
rank#7,985
Ratings20
ratings on stock perps18
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 40 |
| Stock | 1 | 11 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 1 / 0 / 0 | 17 / 23 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 0 / 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 / 10 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 1 / 0 (100%) | 11 / 6 (65%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | +44.8% | +20.6% |
| Best / worst call | +44.8% / +44.8% | +96.2% / -38.1% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move 0.0% · vs S&P 500 -0.4% · targets hit within a year 30% (n = 18)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No current calls on stock perps. | ||||
Recent ratings
- Mar 13, 2025 $S: Maintained · Buy · $23.00 · article
- Feb 14, 2025 $PANW: Maintained · Buy · $230 · article
- Feb 7, 2025 $FTNT: Maintained · Hold · article
- Dec 5, 2024 $S: Maintained · Buy · $32.00 · article
- Nov 22, 2024 $FTNT: Maintained · Hold · article
- Nov 21, 2024 $PANW: Maintained · Buy · $225 · article
- Nov 8, 2024 $FTNT: Reiterated · Hold · article
- Oct 17, 2024 $S: Initiated · Buy · $32.00 · article
- Aug 20, 2024 $PANW: Reiterated · Buy · $193 · article
- Aug 7, 2024 $FTNT: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jun 10, 2024 $FTNT: Maintained · Hold · article
- May 21, 2024 $PANW: Reiterated · Buy · $173 · article
- May 3, 2024 $FTNT: Maintained · Hold · article
- Feb 21, 2024 $PANW: Reiterated · Buy · $173 · article
- Feb 7, 2024 $FTNT: Reiterated · Hold · article
- Nov 16, 2023 $PANW: Reiterated · Buy · $305 · article
- Oct 25, 2023 $FTNT: Initiated · Hold · article
- Oct 25, 2023 $PANW: Initiated · Buy · $305 · article
Matt Dezort1.7★ · 40% success · +0.3% 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.