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Michael Ciarmoli (Truist Financial): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars5★
Success68%
Excess return+25.8%
rank#77
Ratings499
ratings on stock perps91

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings144456
Stock3841
Buy / hold / sell111 / 33 / 0351 / 103 / 2
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 1 / 39 / 6 / 7
Price targets hit / missed22 / 92 (19%)200 / 168 (54%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-19.4%+31.4%
Best / worst call+56.2% / -75.2%+384.9% / -95.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.8% · vs S&P 500 +0.8% · targets hit within a year 97% (n = 85)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$RDW Redwire CorporationBuy · Maintained$15.00+38.0%May 13, 2026
$KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.Buy · MaintainedMay 7, 2026

Recent ratings

  • May 13, 2026 $RDW: Maintained · Buy · $15.00 · article
  • May 7, 2026 $KTOS: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Mar 12, 2026 $HWM: Maintained · Buy · $280 · article
  • Mar 9, 2026 $RDW: Upgraded · Buy · $15.00 · article
  • Mar 2, 2026 $KTOS: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Feb 24, 2026 $KTOS: Reiterated · Buy · $135 · article
  • Feb 13, 2026 $HWM: Reiterated · Buy · $280 · article
  • Jan 30, 2026 $LMT: Reiterated · Buy · $695 · article
  • Jan 28, 2026 $NOC: Maintained · Hold · $623 · article
  • Jan 9, 2026 $HWM: Maintained · Buy · $258 · article
  • Jan 9, 2026 $KTOS: Maintained · Buy · $135 · article
  • Jan 9, 2026 $RDW: Maintained · Hold · $13.00 · article
  • Jan 9, 2026 $NOC: Downgraded · Hold · $623 · article
  • Jan 9, 2026 $LMT: Upgraded · Buy · $605 · article
  • Dec 24, 2025 $HWM: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Dec 11, 2025 $KTOS: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Nov 7, 2025 $RDW: Maintained · Hold · $8.00 · article
  • Nov 5, 2025 $KTOS: Reiterated · Buy · $125 · article
  • Oct 31, 2025 $HWM: Maintained · Buy · $225 · article
  • Oct 22, 2025 $NOC: Maintained · Buy · $688 · article

Michael Ciarmoli5★ · 68% success · +25.8% 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.