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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.
Stars4.3★
Success58%
Excess return+5.7%
rank#1,816
Ratings357
ratings on stock perps111
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 64 | 417 |
| Stock | 29 | 40 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 40 / 24 / 0 | 238 / 172 / 7 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 3 / 1 / 2 | 9 / 4 / 17 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 15 / 35 (30%) | 184 / 184 (50%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -5.3% | -2.1% |
| Best / worst call | +74.7% / -40.1% | +174.1% / -99.2% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.7% · vs S&P 500 +0.5% (n = 62) · targets hit within a year 90% (n = 49)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Oct 12, 2026 $CVS: Reiterated · Buy · $112 · article
- Aug 11, 2026 $CAH: Maintained · Buy · $292 · article
- 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
- Feb 2, 2026 $WAY: Initiated · Buy · $43.00 · article
- Jan 13, 2026 $CAH: Reiterated · Buy · $240 · 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
- Oct 6, 2025 $CAH: Maintained · Buy · $187 · 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 13, 2025 $CAH: Reiterated · Buy · $186 · article
- Aug 7, 2025 $MCK: Reiterated · Buy · $785 · article
Michael Cherny4.3★ · 58% success · +5.7% 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.