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Michael Donovan (Compass Point): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars3.2★

Success58%

Excess return+10.8%

rank#4,435

Ratings19

ratings on stock perps23

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	26	26
Stock	14	14
Buy / hold / sell	25 / 1 / 0	25 / 1 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 0 / 5	1 / 0 / 5
Price targets hit / missed	2 / 24 (8%)	2 / 24 (8%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-32.9%	-32.9%
Best / worst call	+52.1% / -68.7%	+52.1% / -68.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -8.5% · vs S&P 500 -11.9% · targets hit within a year – (n = 23)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$CORZ Core Scientific, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$36.00	+107.3%	Jul 29, 2026
$APLD Applied Digital Corporation	Buy · Reiterated	$70.00	+171.5%	May 22, 2026
$SHAZ SharonAI Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock	Buy · Initiated	$50.00	-11.6%	Apr 22, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 29, 2026 $CORZ: Reiterated · Buy · $36.00 · article
May 22, 2026 $APLD: Reiterated · Buy · $70.00 · article
Apr 22, 2026 $SHAZ: Initiated · Buy · $50.00 · article
Feb 18, 2026 $NBIS: Initiated · Buy · $150 · article
Dec 24, 2025 $CIFR: Maintained · Buy · $28.00 · article
Nov 24, 2025 $MARA: Upgraded · Buy · $30.00 · article
Nov 13, 2025 $CRWV: Initiated · Buy · $150 · article
Nov 11, 2025 $WULF: Maintained · Buy · $17.00 · article
Nov 7, 2025 $IREN: Reiterated · Buy · $105 · article
Nov 5, 2025 $MARA: Maintained · Hold · $30.00 · article
Nov 4, 2025 $CIFR: Reiterated · Buy · $28.00 · article
Oct 31, 2025 $RIOT: Maintained · Buy · $29.00 · article
Oct 29, 2025 $WULF: Maintained · Buy · $17.00 · article
Oct 27, 2025 $APLD: Reiterated · Buy · $45.00 · article
Oct 27, 2025 $CORZ: Reiterated · Buy · $28.00 · article
Oct 13, 2025 $RIOT: Maintained · Buy · $29.00 · article
Oct 13, 2025 $KEEL: Maintained · Buy · $7.00 · article
Oct 13, 2025 $WULF: Maintained · Buy · $17.00 · article
Oct 13, 2025 $KEEL: Maintained · Buy · $7.00
Oct 10, 2025 $APLD: Reiterated · Buy · $45.00 · article

Michael Donovan3.2★ · 58% success · +10.8% 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.