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Michael Cherny (Leerink Partners): analyst track record on stock perps
Michael Cherny of Leerink Partners on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars4.1★
Success57%
Excess return+5.4%
rank#2,132
Ratings350
ratings on stock perps85
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 76 | 392 |
| Stock | 35 | 40 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 52 / 24 / 0 | 224 / 161 / 7 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 3 / 1 / 2 | 9 / 4 / 17 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 21 / 37 (36%) | 174 / 178 (49%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -7.7% | -4.9% |
| Best / worst call | +57.8% / -82.0% | +174.4% / -95.5% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.5% · vs S&P 500 -0.6% · targets hit within a year 84% (n = 80)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Apr 16, 2026 $HIMS: Maintained · Hold · article
- Mar 24, 2026 $CVS: Reiterated · Buy · $98.00 · article
- Mar 16, 2026 $HIMS: Maintained · Hold · $25.00 · article
- Feb 24, 2026 $HIMS: Maintained · Hold · $17.50 · article
- Oct 30, 2025 $CVS: Maintained · Buy · $98.00 · article
- Oct 17, 2025 $CVS: Maintained · Buy · $95.00 · article
- Oct 16, 2025 $HIMS: Reiterated · Hold · article
- Oct 6, 2025 $MCK: Maintained · Buy · article
- Sep 19, 2025 $MCK: Reiterated · Buy · article
- Sep 25, 2025 $MCK: Maintained · Buy · $850 · article
- Sep 11, 2025 $CVS: Reiterated · Buy · article
- Sep 9, 2025 $MCK: Reiterated · Buy · $785 · article
- Sep 3, 2025 $CVS: Reiterated · Buy · $86.00 · article
- Aug 7, 2025 $MCK: Reiterated · Buy · $785 · article
- Aug 6, 2025 $HIMS: Maintained · Hold · $43.00 · article
- Aug 1, 2025 $CVS: Reiterated · Buy · $86.00 · article
- Jul 15, 2025 $CVS: Maintained · Buy · $86.00 · article
- Jul 11, 2025 $CVS: Maintained · Buy · $86.00 · article
- Jul 9, 2025 $HIMS: Reiterated · Hold · $42.00 · article
- Jul 1, 2025 $MCK: Maintained · Buy · article
Michael Cherny4.1★ · 57% success · +5.4% 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.