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Michael Carroll (RBC Capital): analyst track record on stock perps

Michael Carroll 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.

Stars4.6★

Success63%

Excess return+8.1%

rank#953

Ratings437

ratings on stock perps30

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	109	271
Stock	30	30
Buy / hold / sell	48 / 57 / 4	130 / 124 / 17
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	4 / 2 / 3	7 / 9 / 7
Price targets hit / missed	32 / 77 (29%)	128 / 143 (47%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-4.9%	+8.7%
Best / worst call	+50.8% / -26.6%	+277.0% / -64.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.8% · vs S&P 500 -0.4% · targets hit within a year 75% (n = 28)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$PLD Prologis	Buy · Upgraded	$160	+19.1%	Aug 4, 2026
$WELL Welltower	Buy · Maintained	$260	+10.3%	Jul 31, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 4, 2026 $PLD: Upgraded · Buy · $160 · article
Jul 31, 2026 $WELL: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Jun 15, 2026 $WELL: Reiterated · Buy · $238 · article
May 1, 2026 $WELL: Maintained · Buy · $238 · article
Apr 27, 2026 $PLD: Maintained · Hold · $148 · article
Feb 23, 2026 $WELL: Maintained · Buy · $230 · article
Jan 30, 2026 $PLD: Maintained · Hold · $135 · article
Dec 17, 2025 $WELL: Maintained · Buy · $207 · article
Nov 4, 2025 $WELL: Maintained · Buy · $203 · article
Aug 12, 2025 $WELL: Maintained · Buy · $183 · article
Jul 25, 2025 $PLD: Maintained · Hold · $118 · article
May 2, 2025 $WELL: Maintained · Buy · $170 · article
Apr 29, 2025 $PLD: Maintained · Hold · $117 · article
Feb 28, 2025 $WELL: Upgraded · Buy · $168 · article
Jan 24, 2025 $PLD: Reiterated · Hold · $128 · article
Nov 27, 2024 $PLD: Maintained · Hold · $125 · article
Nov 27, 2024 $WELL: Maintained · Hold · $146 · article
Oct 25, 2024 $PLD: Reiterated · Hold · $127 · article
Aug 8, 2024 $WELL: Maintained · Hold · $114 · article
Aug 5, 2024 $PLD: Downgraded · Hold · $127 · article

Michael Carroll4.6★ · 63% success · +8.1% 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.