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Michael Wiederhorn (Oppenheimer): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.7★
Success59%
Excess return+11.0%
rank#656
Ratings499
ratings on stock perps44

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings71188
Stock2223
Buy / hold / sell70 / 1 / 0180 / 8 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 4
Price targets hit / missed24 / 36 (40%)67 / 103 (39%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-3.5%-9.4%
Best / worst call+60.3% / -76.8%+145.6% / -90.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.1% · vs S&P 500 +0.6% · targets hit within a year 62% (n = 40)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$HCA HCA HealthcareBuy · Maintained$485+15.1%Jul 27, 2026
$UNH UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedBuy · Reiterated$500+28.8%Jul 17, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jul 27, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $485 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $500 · article
  • Apr 27, 2026 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · $520 · article
  • Apr 22, 2026 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $405 · article
  • Mar 17, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jan 28, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $385 · article
  • Jan 28, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $540 · article
  • Oct 31, 2025 $CI: Maintained · Buy · $365 · article
  • Oct 29, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $415 · article
  • Oct 27, 2025 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $500 · article
  • Jul 31, 2025 $CI: Maintained · Buy · $365 · article
  • Jul 30, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $325 · article
  • Jun 20, 2025 $CI: Reiterated · Buy · $375 · article
  • May 14, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
  • May 5, 2025 $CI: Maintained · Buy · $375 · article
  • Apr 21, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $600 · article
  • Jan 31, 2025 $CI: Maintained · Buy · $375 · article
  • Jan 27, 2025 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
  • Jan 17, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $640 · article
  • Dec 6, 2024 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $640 · article

Michael Wiederhorn4.7★ · 59% success · +11.0% 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.