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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 months3 years
Ratings51135
Stock1920
Buy / hold / sell36 / 15 / 0108 / 27 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 3 / 21 / 4 / 2
Price targets hit / missed11 / 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

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$EQIX EquinixBuy · Reiterated$1,166+13.9%Jul 30, 2026
$VRT Vertiv Holdings CoBuy · Reiterated$356+43.5%Jul 30, 2026
$AMT American TowerBuy · Reiterated$227+31.2%Jul 29, 2026

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.