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Michael Leuchten (Jefferies): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars0.3★

Success48%

Excess return-4.1%

rank#11,639

Ratings262

ratings on stock perps15

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	52	52
Stock	15	15
Buy / hold / sell	37 / 3 / 12	37 / 3 / 12
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 0 / 1	1 / 0 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	13 / 39 (25%)	13 / 39 (25%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-8.8%	-8.8%
Best / worst call	+97.8% / -34.6%	+97.8% / -34.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.9% · vs S&P 500 -2.9% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 11)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$AZN AstraZeneca PLC	Buy · Reiterated	$242	+51.4%	May 13, 2026

Recent ratings

May 13, 2026 $AZN: Reiterated · Buy · $242 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $241 · article
Apr 10, 2026 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $241 · article
Mar 31, 2026 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $241 · article
Mar 27, 2026 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $241 · article
Mar 6, 2026 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $241 · article
Feb 10, 2026 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $201 · article
Dec 1, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $201 · article
Nov 10, 2025 $AZN: Reiterated · Buy · $201 · article
Oct 26, 2025 $AZN: Upgraded · Buy · $201 · article
Sep 11, 2023 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $174 · article
Jul 12, 2023 $AZN: Upgraded · Buy · $174 · article
Jul 4, 2023 $AZN: Maintained · Hold · $167 · article
Jun 19, 2023 $AZN: Maintained · Hold · $167 · article
Jun 5, 2023 $AZN: Maintained · Hold · $167 · article

Michael Leuchten0.3★ · 48% success · -4.1% 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.