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Michael Okunewitch (Maxim Group): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars0.7★

Success37%

Excess return-1.5%

rank#10,786

Ratings321

ratings on stock perps19

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	119	313
Stock	28	32
Buy / hold / sell	107 / 12 / 0	290 / 23 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	4 / 5 / 2	5 / 11 / 11
Price targets hit / missed	14 / 93 (13%)	54 / 228 (19%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-46.6%	-42.9%
Best / worst call	+176.0% / -97.8%	+191.8% / -99.8%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.3% · vs S&P 500 -2.3% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 18)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$165	+13.9%	Aug 6, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 6, 2026 $GILD: Reiterated · Buy · $165 · article
May 20, 2026 $GILD: Upgraded · Buy · $165 · article
Apr 15, 2026 $GILD: Maintained · Hold · article
Feb 10, 2026 $GILD: Maintained · Hold · article
Feb 18, 2026 $GILD: Maintained · Hold · article
Nov 4, 2025 $GILD: Maintained · Hold · article
Aug 7, 2025 $GILD: Maintained · Hold · article
Aug 13, 2025 $GILD: Maintained · Hold · article
Apr 30, 2025 $GILD: Maintained · Hold · article
Feb 14, 2025 $GILD: Maintained · Hold · article
Nov 8, 2024 $GILD: Downgraded · Hold · article
Aug 13, 2024 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $85.00 · article
Jun 20, 2024 $GILD: Reiterated · Buy · $85.00 · article
May 1, 2024 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · article
Feb 13, 2024 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article
Feb 9, 2024 $GILD: Reiterated · Buy · article
Jan 23, 2024 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $92.00 · article
Nov 9, 2023 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $92.00 · article
Aug 7, 2023 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $92.00 · article

Michael Okunewitch0.7★ · 37% success · -1.5% 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.