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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★
Success50%
Excess return+6.2%
rank#1,835
Ratings497
ratings on stock perps76
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 210 | 564 |
| Stock | 39 | 39 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 150 / 60 / 0 | 357 / 207 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 6 / 3 / 2 | 11 / 8 / 5 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 24 / 128 (16%) | 98 / 261 (27%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -26.0% | -9.3% |
| Best / worst call | +63.3% / -73.2% | +610.0% / -77.6% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.5% · vs S&P 500 -0.5% · targets hit within a year 48% (n = 72)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- 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
- Jan 15, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $121 · article
- Nov 18, 2025 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · article
Michael Matson4.3★ · 50% success · +6.2% 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.