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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★
Success61%
Excess return+81.7%
rank#12
Ratings490
ratings on stock perps371
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 224 | 580 |
| Stock | 46 | 59 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 214 / 10 / 0 | 545 / 35 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 2 / 2 / 4 | 5 / 4 / 9 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 25 / 81 (24%) | 172 / 124 (58%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -5.0% | +163.2% |
| Best / worst call | +547.0% / -92.0% | +3,135.0% / -92.0% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.9% · vs S&P 500 0.0% · targets hit within a year 86% (n = 346)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $IONQ IonQ, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $60.00 | +62.9% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| $AMBA Ambarella, Inc. | Hold · Downgraded | $70.00 | +3.1% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| $INFQ Infleqtion, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Sep 4, 2026 |
| $CBRS Cerebras Systems Inc. | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Aug 19, 2026 |
| $COHR Coherent Corp. | Buy · Reiterated | $480 | +63.7% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| $LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $1,150 | +22.9% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| $QNT Quantinuum Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $100 | +105.5% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| $MTSI MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $400 | +46.8% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| $QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $40.00 | +140.1% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| $RGTI Rigetti Computing, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $30.00 | +97.9% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| $TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Jul 14, 2026 |
| $AXTI AXT, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Jul 6, 2026 |
| $NVTS Navitas Semiconductor Corp | Hold · Reiterated | – | – | Jul 6, 2026 |
| $CRDO Credo Technology Group | Buy · Reiterated | $300 | +87.1% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| $NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Buy · Maintained | $275 | +25.9% | May 21, 2026 |
| $ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $275 | -3.3% | May 6, 2026 |
| $OUST Ouster, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $37.00 | +5.0% | May 6, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- 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
- Aug 13, 2026 $INFQ: Reiterated · Buy · $19.00 · article
- Aug 13, 2026 $COHR: Reiterated · Buy · $480 · article
- Aug 12, 2026 $QNT: Reiterated · Buy · $100 · article
- Aug 12, 2026 $LITE: Maintained · Buy · $1,150 · article
- Aug 7, 2026 $MTSI: Reiterated · Buy · $400 · article
- Aug 7, 2026 $QBTS: Maintained · Buy · $40.00 · article
- Aug 7, 2026 $RGTI: Reiterated · Buy · $30.00 · article
- Jul 22, 2026 $INFQ: Initiated · Buy · $19.00 · article
- Jul 14, 2026 $TSEM: Maintained · Buy · article
- Jul 8, 2026 $CBRS: Maintained · Buy · article
- Jul 6, 2026 $AXTI: Maintained · Buy · article
- Jul 6, 2026 $NVTS: Reiterated · Hold · article
- Jun 29, 2026 $QNT: Initiated · Buy · $100 · article
Richard Shannon5★ · 61% success · +81.7% 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.