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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★
Success72%
Excess return+32.0%
rank#23
Ratings500
ratings on stock perps198
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 132 | 354 |
| Stock | 36 | 36 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 86 / 46 / 0 | 236 / 118 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 1 / 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 / 0 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 33 / 60 (35%) | 143 / 99 (59%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | +1.6% | +30.9% |
| Best / worst call | +138.9% / -58.8% | +235.9% / -67.0% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.9% · vs S&P 500 -0.4% · targets hit within a year 93% (n = 183)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $325 | +43.2% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| $AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $535 | +48.3% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $315 | +44.3% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $450 | +24.6% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| $AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Aug 5, 2026 |
| $INTC Intel Corporation | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Jul 24, 2026 |
| $TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Jul 22, 2026 |
| $QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | Hold · Maintained | $156 | -11.8% | Apr 29, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- 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 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 10, 2026 $ADI: Reiterated · Buy · $450 · article
- Aug 5, 2026 $AMD: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jul 24, 2026 $AMD: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jul 24, 2026 $INTC: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jul 22, 2026 $TXN: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jun 12, 2026 $AVGO: Maintained · Buy · $535 · article
- Jun 12, 2026 $MRVL: Maintained · Buy · $250 · article
- Jun 12, 2026 $NVDA: Maintained · Buy · $265 · article
- May 21, 2026 $NVDA: Reiterated · Buy · $265 · article
- May 21, 2026 $ADI: Reiterated · Buy · $450 · article
- May 20, 2026 $MRVL: Reiterated · Buy · $200 · article
- May 6, 2026 $AMD: Maintained · Hold · article
- Apr 29, 2026 $QCOM: Maintained · Hold · $156 · article
Rick Schafer5★ · 72% success · +32.0% 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.