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Michael Diana (Maxim Group): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.5★

Success59%

Excess return+7.4%

rank#1,181

Ratings494

ratings on stock perps13

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	123	345
Stock	34	35
Buy / hold / sell	93 / 30 / 0	273 / 72 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 2 / 2	2 / 6 / 5
Price targets hit / missed	20 / 71 (22%)	62 / 180 (26%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-18.1%	-15.1%
Best / worst call	+56.9% / -65.0%	+218.7% / -100.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.1% · vs S&P 500 -1.5% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 12)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.	Hold · Maintained	–	–	Jul 21, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 21, 2026 $AGNC: Maintained · Hold · article
Apr 22, 2026 $AGNC: Maintained · Hold · article
Jan 26, 2026 $AGNC: Maintained · Hold · article
Oct 22, 2025 $AGNC: Maintained · Hold · article
Jul 23, 2025 $AGNC: Maintained · Hold · article
Apr 23, 2025 $AGNC: Maintained · Hold · article
Jan 29, 2025 $AGNC: Maintained · Hold · article
Oct 22, 2024 $AGNC: Maintained · Hold · article
Jul 24, 2024 $AGNC: Reiterated · Hold · article
Apr 24, 2024 $AGNC: Maintained · Buy · $10.00 · article
Jan 23, 2024 $AGNC: Reiterated · Buy · article
Oct 31, 2023 $AGNC: Reiterated · Buy · article
Jul 25, 2023 $AGNC: Reiterated · Buy · article

Michael Diana4.5★ · 59% success · +7.4% 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.