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Michael Elias (TD Cowen): analyst track record on stock perps
Michael Elias of TD Cowen 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★
Success55%
Excess return+18.1%
rank#1,299
Ratings117
ratings on stock perps44
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 51 | 135 |
| Stock | 19 | 20 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 36 / 15 / 0 | 108 / 27 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 1 / 3 / 2 | 1 / 4 / 2 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 11 / 40 (22%) | 45 / 86 (34%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -15.6% | -8.3% |
| Best / worst call | +18.2% / -62.3% | +166.8% / -77.4% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.9% · vs S&P 500 -1.7% · targets hit within a year 85% (n = 42)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Jul 30, 2026 $VRT: Reiterated · Buy · $356 · article
- Jul 30, 2026 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · $1,166 · article
- Jul 29, 2026 $AMT: Reiterated · Buy · $227 · article
- May 20, 2026 $VRT: Reiterated · Buy · $387 · article
- Apr 30, 2026 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · $1,143 · article
- Apr 29, 2026 $AMT: Reiterated · Buy · $225 · article
- Apr 23, 2026 $VRT: Reiterated · Buy · $347 · article
- Feb 25, 2026 $AMT: Maintained · Buy · $225 · article
- Feb 12, 2026 $VRT: Reiterated · Buy · $269 · article
- Feb 12, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,123 · article
- Feb 5, 2026 $VRT: Maintained · Buy · $211 · article
- Feb 5, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $995 · article
- Dec 1, 2025 $VRT: Maintained · Buy · $211 · article
- Oct 29, 2025 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · $995 · article
- Oct 28, 2025 $AMT: Maintained · Buy · $235 · article
- Oct 23, 2025 $VRT: Reiterated · Buy · $210 · article
- Jul 31, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $993 · article
- Jul 31, 2025 $VRT: Maintained · Buy · $162 · article
- Jul 30, 2025 $AMT: Reiterated · Buy · $249 · article
- Jul 11, 2025 $VRT: Maintained · Buy · $133 · article
Michael Elias4.5★ · 55% success · +18.1% 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.