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Michael Shlisky (D.A. Davidson): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.1★

Success49%

Excess return+5.9%

rank#2,155

Ratings416

ratings on stock perps52

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	109	336
Stock	27	31
Buy / hold / sell	75 / 33 / 1	203 / 132 / 1
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	3 / 2 / 2	6 / 7 / 11
Price targets hit / missed	22 / 63 (26%)	124 / 134 (48%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-13.5%	+0.7%
Best / worst call	+41.5% / -55.9%	+202.6% / -99.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.1% · vs S&P 500 +0.9% · targets hit within a year 67% (n = 46)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$DE Deere & Company	Buy · Maintained	$760	+12.1%	Aug 24, 2026
$CAT Caterpillar Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$882	+9.6%	Aug 6, 2026
$RIVN Rivian Automotive, Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$15.00	-6.5%	May 11, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 24, 2026 $DE: Maintained · Buy · $760 · article
Aug 6, 2026 $CAT: Maintained · Hold · $882 · article
Jul 17, 2026 $DE: Reiterated · Buy · $685 · article
Jun 15, 2026 $DE: Maintained · Buy · article
May 21, 2026 $DE: Maintained · Buy · $685 · article
May 11, 2026 $RIVN: Maintained · Hold · $15.00 · article
May 4, 2026 $CAT: Maintained · Hold · $845 · article
Apr 1, 2026 $RIVN: Upgraded · Hold · $14.00 · article
Mar 23, 2026 $DE: Maintained · Buy · article
Feb 23, 2026 $DE: Maintained · Buy · $775 · article
Feb 17, 2026 $RIVN: Downgraded · Sell · $14.00 · article
Feb 2, 2026 $CAT: Maintained · Hold · $650 · article
Dec 9, 2025 $DE: Maintained · Buy · article
Dec 1, 2025 $DE: Maintained · Buy · $580 · article
Nov 11, 2025 $RIVN: Maintained · Hold · $15.00 · article
Nov 3, 2025 $CAT: Maintained · Hold · $569 · article
Sep 2, 2025 $CAT: Maintained · Hold · article
Aug 18, 2025 $DE: Maintained · Buy · $580 · article
Aug 8, 2025 $RIVN: Maintained · Hold · $13.00 · article
Aug 8, 2025 $CAT: Maintained · Hold · $408 · article

Michael Shlisky4.1★ · 49% success · +5.9% 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.