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Phil Nadeau (TD Cowen): analyst track record on stock perps

Phil Nadeau of TD Cowen on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.6★
Success52%
Excess return+10.6%
rank#943
Ratings474
ratings on stock perps54

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings125337
Stock2933
Buy / hold / sell122 / 3 / 0324 / 13 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 3
Price targets hit / missed8 / 39 (17%)39 / 85 (31%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-16.8%+2.3%
Best / worst call+23.1% / -45.7%+841.0% / -47.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.8% · vs S&P 500 +0.8% · targets hit within a year 43% (n = 51)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$VRTX Vertex PharmaceuticalsBuy · Reiterated$550+6.9%Aug 4, 2026
$BIIB Biogen Inc.Buy · Reiterated$225+4.4%Jul 30, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 4, 2026 $VRTX: Reiterated · Buy · $550 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $BIIB: Reiterated · Buy · $225 · article
  • Jul 20, 2026 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · $215 · article
  • Jul 14, 2026 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · $215 · article
  • Jul 7, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $525 · article
  • May 14, 2026 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · $215 · article
  • May 5, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $525 · article
  • Apr 29, 2026 $BIIB: Reiterated · Buy · $215 · article
  • Mar 30, 2026 $BIIB: Reiterated · Buy · $215 · article
  • Mar 10, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $525 · article
  • Feb 12, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $525 · article
  • Feb 9, 2026 $BIIB: Reiterated · Buy · $215 · article
  • Jan 12, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $525 · article
  • Nov 9, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $525 · article
  • Nov 4, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $525 · article
  • Oct 31, 2025 $BIIB: Reiterated · Buy · $175 · article
  • Sep 3, 2025 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · $175 · article
  • Aug 5, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $525 · article
  • Jul 31, 2025 $BIIB: Reiterated · Buy · $175 · article
  • Jul 22, 2025 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · $175 · article

Phil Nadeau4.6★ · 52% success · +10.6% 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.