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Richard Shannon (Craig-Hallum): analyst track record on stock perps
Richard Shannon of Craig-Hallum on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars5★
Success63%
Excess return+87.0%
rank#15
Ratings491
ratings on stock perps441
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 214 | 584 |
| Stock | 42 | 59 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 202 / 12 / 0 | 548 / 36 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 0 / 4 / 4 | 5 / 6 / 9 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 15 / 90 (14%) | 145 / 151 (49%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -24.1% | +114.3% |
| Best / worst call | +441.6% / -97.1% | +2,608.0% / -97.1% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.4% · vs S&P 500 -0.2% (n = 381) · targets hit within a year 83% (n = 131)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $VICR Vicor Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $450 | +152.7% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| $NVTS Navitas Semiconductor Corp | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Sep 29, 2026 |
| $INFQ Infleqtion, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Sep 24, 2026 |
| $IONQ IonQ, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Sep 17, 2026 |
| $TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Sep 17, 2026 |
| $AMBA Ambarella, Inc. | Hold · Downgraded | $70.00 | +5.3% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| $CBRS Cerebras Systems Inc. | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Aug 19, 2026 |
| $COHR Coherent Corp. | Buy · Reiterated | $480 | +129.3% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| $LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $1,150 | +52.1% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| $QNT Quantinuum Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $100 | +174.0% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| $MTSI MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $400 | +69.3% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| $QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $40.00 | +243.1% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| $RGTI Rigetti Computing, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $30.00 | +160.4% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| $AXTI AXT, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Jul 6, 2026 |
| $CRDO Credo Technology Group | Buy · Reiterated | $300 | +103.7% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| $NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Buy · Maintained | $275 | +30.4% | May 21, 2026 |
| $ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $275 | +6.9% | May 6, 2026 |
| $OUST Ouster, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $37.00 | +24.6% | May 6, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Oct 5, 2026 $VICR: Reiterated · Buy · $450 · article
- Oct 5, 2026 $VICR: Reiterated · Buy · $450
- Oct 1, 2026 $VICR: Maintained · Buy · article
- Oct 1, 2026 $VICR: Maintained · Buy
- Sep 29, 2026 $NVTS: Maintained · Hold
- Sep 24, 2026 $INFQ: Maintained · Buy · article
- Sep 22, 2026 $VICR: Maintained · Buy · article
- Sep 17, 2026 $TSEM: Maintained · Buy · article
- Sep 17, 2026 $INFQ: Maintained · Buy · article
- Sep 17, 2026 $IONQ: Maintained · Buy · article
- Sep 17, 2026 $VICR: Maintained · Buy · article
- Sep 17, 2026 $IONQ: Maintained · Buy
- Sep 17, 2026 $INFQ: Maintained · Buy
- Sep 10, 2026 $IONQ: Reiterated · Buy · $60.00 · article
- Sep 4, 2026 $AMBA: Downgraded · Hold · $70.00 · article
- Sep 4, 2026 $INFQ: Maintained · Buy · article
- Sep 2, 2026 $AMBA: Maintained · Buy · article
- Aug 19, 2026 $CBRS: Maintained · Buy · article
- Aug 18, 2026 $INFQ: Maintained · Buy · article
- Aug 13, 2026 $CBRS: Reiterated · Buy · $325 · article
Richard Shannon5★ · 63% success · +87.0% 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.