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Matthew Niknam (Truist Financial): analyst track record on stock perps
Matthew Niknam of Truist Financial on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars3.8★
Success56%
Excess return+4.2%
rank#3,069
Ratings237
ratings on stock perps117
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 93 | 180 |
| Stock | 30 | 37 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 64 / 29 / 0 | 114 / 66 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 2 / 0 / 12 | 6 / 2 / 18 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 12 / 54 (18%) | 72 / 81 (47%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -8.5% | +31.4% |
| Best / worst call | +165.7% / -43.1% | +364.0% / -64.2% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.3% · vs S&P 500 -0.2% (n = 61) · targets hit within a year 94% (n = 35)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $GLW Corning Incorporated | Buy · Reiterated | $182 | +47.1% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| $HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Buy · Maintained | $75.00 | +32.3% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| $KEYS Keysight Technologies, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Sep 16, 2026 |
| $MSI Motorola Solutions | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Sep 16, 2026 |
| $DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | Hold · Maintained | $505 | +10.6% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| $CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $140 | +31.5% | Aug 24, 2026 |
| $AMT American Tower | Buy · Reiterated | – | – | Aug 17, 2026 |
| $EQIX Equinix | Buy · Reiterated | – | – | Aug 17, 2026 |
| $ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $234 | +35.8% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| $CCI Crown Castle Inc. | Hold · Maintained | $87.00 | +1.2% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| $CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | May 28, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Oct 2, 2026 $GLW: Reiterated · Buy · $182 · article
- Oct 1, 2026 $HPE: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
- Sep 16, 2026 $MSI: Maintained · Buy · article
- Sep 16, 2026 $KEYS: Maintained · Hold · article
- Sep 10, 2026 $GLW: Maintained · Buy · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $HPE: Maintained · Buy · $70.00 · article
- Sep 2, 2026 $DELL: Maintained · Hold · $505 · article
- Aug 28, 2026 $MSI: Reiterated · Buy · $550 · article
- Aug 24, 2026 $CSCO: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
- Aug 19, 2026 $KEYS: Reiterated · Hold · $400 · article
- Aug 17, 2026 $AMT: Reiterated · Buy · article
- Aug 17, 2026 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · article
- Aug 13, 2026 $CSCO: Reiterated · Buy · $140 · article
- Aug 12, 2026 $AMT: Reiterated · Buy · $207 · article
- Aug 11, 2026 $MSI: Maintained · Buy · $545 · article
- Aug 7, 2026 $MSI: Maintained · Buy · $545 · article
- Aug 5, 2026 $ANET: Reiterated · Buy · $234 · article
- Aug 3, 2026 $GLW: Upgraded · Buy · $175 · article
- Jul 31, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,220 · article
- Jul 28, 2026 $CCI: Maintained · Hold · $87.00 · article
Matthew Niknam3.8★ · 56% success · +4.2% 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.