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Mike Cikos (Needham): analyst track record on stock perps
Mike Cikos 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.
Stars4.9★
Success59%
Excess return+18.1%
rank#374
Ratings431
ratings on stock perps206
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 170 | 414 |
| Stock | 42 | 43 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 122 / 48 / 0 | 301 / 113 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 0 / 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 / 6 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 55 / 67 (45%) | 136 / 165 (45%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | +1.8% | +1.4% |
| Best / worst call | +105.2% / -63.7% | +195.5% / -88.6% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.1% · vs S&P 500 -0.4% · targets hit within a year 61% (n = 191)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ZS Zscaler, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $215 | +31.5% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| $AI C3.ai, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $250 | +19.7% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $SNOW Snowflake Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $450 | +36.5% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $GTLB GitLab Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $65.00 | +37.4% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| $MDB MongoDB, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $430 | +15.0% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| $PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $425 | +25.6% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| $ESTC Elastic N.V. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Aug 28, 2026 |
| $S SentinelOne, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $26.00 | +31.2% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| $OKTA Okta, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $200 | +16.9% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $DDOG Datadog | Buy · Maintained | $300 | +35.3% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| $NET Cloudflare, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $380 | +22.2% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| $FTNT Fortinet | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Jul 30, 2026 |
| $NOW ServiceNow, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $115 | -12.3% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| $CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | May 8, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Sep 4, 2026 $ZS: Maintained · Buy · $215 · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $CRWD: Maintained · Buy · $250 · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $SNOW: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $AI: Maintained · Hold · article
- Sep 2, 2026 $MDB: Maintained · Buy · $430 · article
- Sep 2, 2026 $PANW: Maintained · Buy · $425 · article
- Sep 2, 2026 $GTLB: Reiterated · Buy · $65.00 · article
- Aug 28, 2026 $ESTC: Maintained · Hold · article
- Aug 28, 2026 $S: Maintained · Buy · $26.00 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $OKTA: Maintained · Buy · $200 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $CRWD: Maintained · Buy · $250 · article
- Aug 7, 2026 $NET: Maintained · Buy · $380 · article
- Aug 7, 2026 $DDOG: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
- Jul 30, 2026 $FTNT: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jul 27, 2026 $MDB: Maintained · Buy · $430 · article
- Jul 23, 2026 $NOW: Maintained · Buy · $115 · article
- Jul 15, 2026 $ZS: Maintained · Buy · $180 · article
- Jul 10, 2026 $MDB: Maintained · Buy · $430 · article
- Jul 9, 2026 $CRWD: Maintained · Buy · $235 · article
- Jul 7, 2026 $PANW: Maintained · Buy · $425 · article
Mike Cikos4.9★ · 59% success · +18.1% 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.