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Michael Blum (Wells Fargo): analyst track record on stock perps

Michael Blum of Wells Fargo on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.9★

Success70%

Excess return+15.2%

rank#261

Ratings416

ratings on stock perps111

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	166	437
Stock	34	41
Buy / hold / sell	99 / 62 / 5	246 / 173 / 18
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	3 / 1 / 1	8 / 10 / 5
Price targets hit / missed	64 / 95 (40%)	255 / 169 (60%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-1.3%	+60.8%
Best / worst call	+172.1% / -60.8%	+2,054.1% / -100.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.2% · vs S&P 500 -3.0% · targets hit within a year 97% (n = 110)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$BE Bloom Energy Corporation	Hold · Maintained	$240	-7.2%	Jun 26, 2026
$GEV GE Vernova Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$1,467	+58.8%	Jun 26, 2026
$LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$444	+59.8%	Jun 26, 2026
$PLUG Plug Power Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$4.00	+89.6%	Jun 26, 2026
$VG Venture Global, Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$14.00	-9.7%	May 13, 2026

Recent ratings

Jun 26, 2026 $PLUG: Maintained · Hold · $4.00 · article
Jun 26, 2026 $BE: Maintained · Hold · $240 · article
Jun 26, 2026 $GEV: Maintained · Buy · $1,467 · article
Jun 26, 2026 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $444 · article
Jun 25, 2026 $BE: Maintained · Hold · $240 · article
Jun 25, 2026 $PLUG: Maintained · Hold · $4.00 · article
Jun 25, 2026 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $444 · article
Jun 25, 2026 $GEV: Maintained · Buy · $1,467 · article
May 19, 2026 $PLUG: Reiterated · Hold · $2.50 · article
May 13, 2026 $VG: Maintained · Hold · $14.00 · article
May 12, 2026 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $335 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $335 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $VG: Maintained · Hold · $14.00 · article
Apr 29, 2026 $BE: Maintained · Hold · $217 · article
Apr 24, 2026 $GEV: Maintained · Buy · $1,259 · article
Mar 31, 2026 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $335 · article
Mar 31, 2026 $GEV: Maintained · Buy · $896 · article
Mar 25, 2026 $LNG: Reiterated · Buy · $335 · article
Mar 25, 2026 $VG: Reiterated · Hold · $14.00 · article
Mar 13, 2026 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $271 · article

Michael Blum4.9★ · 70% success · +15.2% 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.