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Michael Funk (Bank of America Securities): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars0.2★
Success40%
Excess return-6.4%
rank#11,974
Ratings206
ratings on stock perps118

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings102283
Stock3451
Buy / hold / sell51 / 36 / 15149 / 89 / 45
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 2 / 24 / 4 / 16
Price targets hit / missed16 / 75 (18%)67 / 190 (26%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-17.5%-7.6%
Best / worst call+240.5% / -69.7%+320.2% / -77.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.0% · vs S&P 500 -0.3% · targets hit within a year 56% (n = 115)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc.Hold · Reiterated$80.00+33.5%Aug 11, 2026
$WULF TeraWulf Inc.Buy · MaintainedAug 7, 2026
$AMT American TowerBuy · Reiterated$210+21.4%Jul 29, 2026
$EQIX EquinixBuy · Reiterated$1,200+17.2%Jul 29, 2026
$TMUS T-Mobile USBuy · Reiterated$220+24.2%Jul 23, 2026
$T AT&T Inc.Buy · Reiterated$34.00+33.0%Jul 22, 2026
$VZ VerizonHold · Reiterated$48.00-3.9%Jul 15, 2026
$ZM Zoom Communications Inc.Hold · Reiterated$105+10.0%May 22, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 11, 2026 $ASTS: Reiterated · Hold · $80.00 · article
  • Aug 7, 2026 $WULF: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · $1,200 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $AMT: Reiterated · Buy · $210 · article
  • Jul 23, 2026 $TMUS: Reiterated · Buy · $220 · article
  • Jul 22, 2026 $T: Reiterated · Buy · $34.00 · article
  • Jul 15, 2026 $VZ: Reiterated · Hold · $48.00 · article
  • Jul 15, 2026 $TMUS: Reiterated · Buy · $220 · article
  • Jul 15, 2026 $T: Reiterated · Buy · $34.00 · article
  • Jul 7, 2026 $WULF: Maintained · Buy · $34.00 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $TMUS: Upgraded · Buy · $220 · article
  • Jun 26, 2026 $TMUS: Maintained · Hold · $220 · article
  • Jun 15, 2026 $WULF: Initiated · Buy · $34.00 · article
  • May 28, 2026 $AMT: Maintained · Buy · $210 · article
  • May 22, 2026 $ZM: Reiterated · Hold · $105 · article
  • May 11, 2026 $ASTS: Reiterated · Hold · $95.00 · article
  • Apr 30, 2026 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · $1,200 · article
  • Apr 29, 2026 $TMUS: Reiterated · Hold · $220 · article
  • Apr 27, 2026 $VZ: Reiterated · Hold · $48.00 · article
  • Apr 22, 2026 $T: Reiterated · Buy · $34.00 · article

Michael Funk0.2★ · 40% success · -6.4% 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.