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Michael Leithead (Barclays): analyst track record on stock perps
Michael Leithead of Barclays on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars3.7★
Success54%
Excess return+4.0%
rank#3,210
Ratings256
ratings on stock perps50
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27 | 303 |
| Stock | 27 | 39 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 10 / 12 / 5 | 96 / 187 / 20 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 0 / 0 / 27 | 3 / 7 / 28 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 0 / 26 (0%) | 85 / 213 (29%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -12.1% | -16.8% |
| Best / worst call | -0.2% / -33.9% | +334.8% / -84.2% |
After buy calls: not enough measured cases yet
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Oct 12, 2026 $APD: Initiated · Buy · $353 · article
- Oct 12, 2026 $LIN: Initiated · Buy · $577 · article
- Oct 12, 2026 $SHW: Initiated · Hold · $348 · article
- Oct 12, 2026 $SHW: Initiated · Hold · $348 · article
- Oct 12, 2026 $APD: Initiated · Buy · $353 · article
- May 2, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $510 · article
- May 2, 2025 $APD: Maintained · Buy · $325 · article
- May 1, 2025 $SHW: Maintained · Hold · $382 · article
- Apr 1, 2025 $SHW: Maintained · Hold · $355 · article
- Apr 1, 2025 $APD: Maintained · Buy · $355 · article
- Mar 12, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $510 · article
- Feb 25, 2025 $APD: Maintained · Buy · $365 · article
- Feb 18, 2025 $SHW: Maintained · Hold · $385 · article
- Feb 7, 2025 $LIN: Maintained · Buy · $510 · article
- Feb 5, 2025 $APD: Maintained · Buy · $365 · article
- Jan 31, 2025 $SHW: Maintained · Hold · $385 · article
- Jan 23, 2025 $APD: Upgraded · Buy · $365 · article
- Jan 14, 2025 $APD: Reiterated · Hold · $315 · article
- Dec 20, 2024 $APD: Maintained · Hold · $315 · article
- Dec 12, 2024 $APD: Reiterated · Hold · $315 · article
Michael Leithead3.7★ · 54% success · +4.0% 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.