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Matthew O'Neill (Bank of America Securities): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars3.7★

Success69%

Excess return+9.7%

rank#3,161

Ratings49

ratings on stock perps31

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	49	49
Stock	11	11
Buy / hold / sell	45 / 4 / 0	45 / 4 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 5	0 / 0 / 5
Price targets hit / missed	1 / 39 (3%)	1 / 39 (3%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-19.6%	-19.6%
Best / worst call	+0.6% / -40.0%	+0.6% / -40.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.3% · vs S&P 500 -2.2% · targets hit within a year – (n = 30)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$104	+53.0%	Aug 28, 2026
$V Visa Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$430	+17.1%	Aug 3, 2026
$MA Mastercard Incorporated	Buy · Maintained	$735	+30.0%	Jul 31, 2026
$PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$53.00	-0.6%	Jul 13, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 28, 2026 $AFRM: Reiterated · Buy · $104 · article
Aug 5, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $93.00 · article
Aug 3, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $430 · article
Jul 31, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $735 · article
Jul 29, 2026 $V: Reiterated · Buy · $430 · article
Jul 20, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 16, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 16, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 16, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy
Jul 13, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $88.00 · article
Jul 13, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · $53.00 · article
Jul 8, 2026 $V: Reiterated · Buy · $410 · article
Jul 8, 2026 $MA: Reiterated · Buy · $700 · article
Jul 2, 2026 $V: Reiterated · Buy · $410 · article
Jul 2, 2026 $MA: Reiterated · Buy · $700 · article
Jun 15, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · article
Jun 15, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · article
May 11, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · article
May 11, 2026 $AFRM: Reiterated · Buy · $88.00 · article
May 4, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · $55.00 · article

Matthew O'Neill3.7★ · 69% success · +9.7% 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.