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Matthew Swanson (RBC Capital): analyst track record on stock perps

Matthew Swanson of RBC Capital on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars1.9★
Success45%
Excess return+0.2%
rank#7,828
Ratings252
ratings on stock perps139

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings110272
Stock1414
Buy / hold / sell90 / 20 / 0235 / 37 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 2 / 10 / 2 / 4
Price targets hit / missed28 / 82 (25%)82 / 190 (30%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-19.9%-14.9%
Best / worst call+76.8% / -88.6%+268.9% / -90.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.4% · vs S&P 500 -2.5% · targets hit within a year 54% (n = 128)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$TTD The Trade Desk, Inc.Hold · Maintained$15.00+7.4%Sep 8, 2026
$ADBE Adobe Inc.Buy · Maintained$315+26.6%Sep 2, 2026
$IBM International Business MachinesBuy · Maintained$270+15.4%Aug 19, 2026
$APP AppLovin CorporationBuy · Maintained$575+82.8%Aug 13, 2026
$ZETA Zeta Global Holdings Corp.Buy · Maintained$31.00+1.4%Aug 5, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 8, 2026 $TTD: Maintained · Hold · $15.00 · article
  • Sep 2, 2026 $ADBE: Maintained · Buy · $315 · article
  • Aug 20, 2026 $TTD: Maintained · Hold · $15.00 · article
  • Aug 19, 2026 $IBM: Maintained · Buy · $270 · article
  • Aug 13, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $575 · article
  • Aug 7, 2026 $TTD: Downgraded · Hold · $15.00 · article
  • Aug 6, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $575 · article
  • Aug 5, 2026 $ZETA: Maintained · Buy · $31.00 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $700 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $TTD: Maintained · Buy · $33.00 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $ZETA: Maintained · Buy · $29.00 · article
  • Jul 22, 2026 $IBM: Maintained · Buy · $270 · article
  • Jun 17, 2026 $ADBE: Maintained · Buy · $285 · article
  • Jun 8, 2026 $TTD: Maintained · Buy · $33.00 · article
  • May 8, 2026 $TTD: Maintained · Buy · $33.00 · article
  • May 7, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $700 · article
  • May 5, 2026 $IBM: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • May 1, 2026 $ZETA: Maintained · Buy · $29.00 · article
  • Apr 27, 2026 $ZETA: Maintained · Buy · $27.00 · article
  • Apr 27, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $700 · article

Matthew Swanson1.9★ · 45% success · +0.2% 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.