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Ryan Langston (TD Cowen): analyst track record on stock perps

Ryan Langston of TD Cowen on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars1.2★
Success47%
Excess return-0.6%
rank#9,454
Ratings150
ratings on stock perps53

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings114260
Stock2527
Buy / hold / sell69 / 45 / 0177 / 83 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 1 / 02 / 5 / 3
Price targets hit / missed56 / 58 (49%)100 / 160 (38%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)+11.7%+33.5%
Best / worst call+517.3% / -49.6%+4,530.0% / -81.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.7% · vs S&P 500 -0.4% · targets hit within a year 35% (n = 53)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$HCA HCA HealthcareBuy · Reiterated$431+2.3%Jul 27, 2026
$UNH UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedHold · Maintained$430+10.7%Jul 19, 2026
$ELV Elevance HealthBuy · Reiterated$465+11.6%Jul 17, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jul 27, 2026 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · $431 · article
  • Jul 19, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Hold · $430
  • Jul 19, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Hold · $430 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $ELV: Reiterated · Buy · $465 · article
  • Jul 14, 2026 $ELV: Reiterated · Buy · $465 · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $UNH: Reiterated · Hold · $430 · article
  • Jun 25, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $431 · article
  • Jun 25, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $431
  • Apr 27, 2026 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · $500 · article
  • Apr 24, 2026 $ELV: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
  • Apr 23, 2026 $UNH: Reiterated · Hold · $337 · article
  • Apr 16, 2026 $UNH: Reiterated · Hold · $311 · article
  • Apr 16, 2026 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · $561 · article
  • Mar 10, 2026 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · $561 · article
  • Feb 2, 2026 $ELV: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
  • Jan 29, 2026 $UNH: Maintained · Hold · $311 · article
  • Jan 28, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $529 · article
  • Jan 7, 2026 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $490 · article
  • Nov 26, 2025 $ELV: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
  • Oct 30, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Hold · $338 · article

Ryan Langston1.2★ · 47% success · -0.6% 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.