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Rick Schafer (Oppenheimer): analyst track record on stock perps
Rick Schafer of Oppenheimer on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars5★
Success71%
Excess return+30.9%
rank#18
Ratings503
ratings on stock perps314
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 149 | 376 |
| Stock | 35 | 36 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 95 / 54 / 0 | 250 / 126 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 0 / 0 / 0 | 1 / 0 / 0 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 28 / 72 (28%) | 138 / 116 (54%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -6.6% | +25.6% |
| Best / worst call | +99.7% / -60.9% | +231.5% / -68.7% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.7% · vs S&P 500 0.0% (n = 198) · targets hit within a year 87% (n = 127)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $MPWR Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $1,500 | +28.6% | Oct 23, 2026 |
| $TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Oct 22, 2026 |
| $NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V. | Buy · Maintained | $325 | +31.8% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| $SMTC Semtech Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $225 | +70.5% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| $MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $425 | +86.0% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| $AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $535 | +66.3% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $315 | +49.3% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $450 | +15.1% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| $AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Aug 5, 2026 |
| $QRVO Qorvo, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Jul 29, 2026 |
| $SWKS Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Jul 29, 2026 |
| $INTC Intel Corporation | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Jul 24, 2026 |
| $QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | Hold · Maintained | $156 | -11.3% | Apr 29, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Oct 23, 2026 $MPWR: Reiterated · Buy · $1,500 · article
- Oct 22, 2026 $TXN: Maintained · Hold · article
- Oct 21, 2026 $NXPI: Maintained · Buy · $325 · article
- Oct 21, 2026 $NXPI: Maintained · Buy · $325
- Oct 16, 2026 $SMTC: Reiterated · Buy · $225 · article
- Oct 7, 2026 $MRVL: Maintained · Buy · $425 · article
- Oct 1, 2026 $SMTC: Maintained · Buy · $225 · article
- Sep 24, 2026 $MRVL: Reiterated · Buy · article
- Sep 24, 2026 $SMTC: Reiterated · Buy · article
- Aug 28, 2026 $MRVL: Reiterated · Buy · $325 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $AVGO: Reiterated · Buy · $535 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $NVDA: Reiterated · Buy · $315 · article
- Aug 26, 2026 $SMTC: Reiterated · Buy · $200 · article
- Aug 19, 2026 $AVGO: Maintained · Buy · article
- Aug 21, 2026 $MRVL: Reiterated · Buy · $300 · article
- Aug 20, 2026 $NVDA: Reiterated · Buy · $265 · article
- Aug 20, 2026 $ADI: Reiterated · Buy · $450 · article
- Aug 19, 2026 $SMTC: Reiterated · Buy · $200 · article
- Aug 14, 2026 $SMTC: Reiterated · Buy · $200 · article
- Aug 10, 2026 $ADI: Reiterated · Buy · $450 · article
Rick Schafer5★ · 71% success · +30.9% 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.