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Matthew O'Brien (Piper Sandler): analyst track record on stock perps

Matthew O'Brien of Piper Sandler on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars0.2★

Success40%

Excess return-4.3%

rank#12,018

Ratings490

ratings on stock perps77

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	145	433
Stock	35	42
Buy / hold / sell	110 / 35 / 0	335 / 98 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 4 / 2	4 / 10 / 9
Price targets hit / missed	39 / 103 (27%)	105 / 322 (25%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-20.1%	-21.9%
Best / worst call	+53.7% / -80.7%	+220.2% / -100.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.0% · vs S&P 500 +0.1% · targets hit within a year 73% (n = 72)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$MDT Medtronic	Hold · Maintained	$85.00	-7.2%	Aug 14, 2026
$SYK Stryker Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$390	+44.4%	Jul 31, 2026
$BSX Boston Scientific Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$65.00	+50.8%	Jun 12, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 14, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $85.00 · article
Aug 10, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $85.00 · article
Jul 31, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $390 · article
Jul 14, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Hold · $85.00 · article
Jul 9, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $85.00 · article
Jun 17, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Hold · $85.00 · article
Jun 12, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $65.00 · article
May 19, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article
May 19, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Hold · $91.00 · article
May 1, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
Apr 27, 2026 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $90.00 · article
Apr 16, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Hold · $91.00 · article
Apr 10, 2026 $SYK: Reiterated · Buy · $420 · article
Apr 6, 2026 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $105 · article
Apr 1, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Hold · $91.00 · article
Jan 27, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
Jan 20, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $105 · article
Jan 5, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $105 · article
Dec 11, 2025 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $105 · article
Dec 4, 2025 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $105 · article

Matthew O'Brien0.2★ · 40% success · -4.3% 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.