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Richard Sunderland (Truist Financial): analyst track record on stock perps

Richard Sunderland of Truist Financial on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars2.8★

Success46%

Excess return+1.9%

rank#5,413

Ratings199

ratings on stock perps22

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	140	275
Stock	45	61
Buy / hold / sell	77 / 63 / 0	132 / 122 / 21
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 1 / 20	3 / 4 / 21
Price targets hit / missed	5 / 91 (5%)	91 / 138 (40%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-15.5%	-1.8%
Best / worst call	+7.6% / -39.0%	+53.2% / -49.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.2% · vs S&P 500 -3.1% · targets hit within a year 0% (n = 18)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$PCG PG&E Corporation	Hold · Downgraded	$17.00	+21.2%	Sep 3, 2026
$DUK Duke Energy	Buy · Maintained	$135	+13.1%	Aug 17, 2026
$SO Southern Company	Hold · Maintained	$97.00	+10.5%	Aug 17, 2026
$WMB Williams Companies	Buy · Maintained	$88.00	+20.8%	Aug 13, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 3, 2026 $PCG: Downgraded · Hold · $17.00 · article
Aug 17, 2026 $SO: Maintained · Hold · $97.00 · article
Aug 17, 2026 $DUK: Maintained · Buy · $135 · article
Aug 13, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $88.00 · article
Aug 5, 2026 $DUK: Maintained · Buy · article
Aug 4, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · article
Aug 4, 2026 $PCG: Maintained · Buy · $21.00 · article
Aug 3, 2026 $SO: Maintained · Hold · article
Aug 3, 2026 $SO: Maintained · Hold
Jul 17, 2026 $DUK: Maintained · Buy · $138 · article
Jul 15, 2026 $PCG: Maintained · Buy · $23.00 · article
May 29, 2026 $SO: Maintained · Hold · $100 · article
May 18, 2026 $DUK: Maintained · Buy · $137 · article
May 18, 2026 $PCG: Maintained · Buy · $22.00 · article
May 1, 2026 $SO: Maintained · Hold · article
Apr 27, 2026 $PCG: Maintained · Buy · article
Apr 20, 2026 $DUK: Initiated · Buy · $142 · article
Apr 20, 2026 $SO: Initiated · Hold · $103 · article
Apr 20, 2026 $PCG: Initiated · Buy · $23.00 · article
Jul 16, 2025 $PCG: Maintained · Buy · $22.00 · article

Richard Sunderland2.8★ · 46% success · +1.9% 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.