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Michael Matson (Needham): analyst track record on stock perps
Michael Matson of Needham on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars4.3★
Success51%
Excess return+6.1%
rank#1,724
Ratings498
ratings on stock perps78
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 222 | 582 |
| Stock | 39 | 39 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 160 / 62 / 0 | 371 / 211 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 4 / 3 / 2 | 11 / 8 / 5 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 30 / 132 (19%) | 118 / 255 (32%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -23.6% | -8.3% |
| Best / worst call | +59.3% / -81.7% | +592.8% / -81.7% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.1% · vs S&P 500 -1.9% (n = 48)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Oct 6, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $418 · article
- Sep 17, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · $114 · article
- Sep 1, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Buy · $114 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Buy · $114 · article
- Jul 31, 2026 $SYK: Reiterated · Buy · $418 · article
- Jul 29, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $57.00 · article
- Jul 8, 2026 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $57.00 · article
- Jun 17, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Buy · $101 · article
- May 18, 2026 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $77.00 · article
- May 1, 2026 $SYK: Reiterated · Buy · $418 · article
- Apr 23, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $77.00 · article
- Mar 30, 2026 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $97.00 · article
- Mar 26, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Buy · $120 · article
- Mar 20, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $97.00 · article
- Mar 13, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Buy · $120 · article
- Feb 18, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $97.00 · article
- Feb 17, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Buy · $120 · article
- Feb 9, 2026 $MDT: Upgraded · Buy · $121 · article
- Feb 5, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $97.00 · article
- Jan 30, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $454 · article
Michael Matson4.3★ · 51% success · +6.1% 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.