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Ryan MacDonald (Needham): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars0★

Success39%

Excess return-10.7%

rank#12,392

Ratings496

ratings on stock perps87

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	125	321
Stock	31	33
Buy / hold / sell	94 / 31 / 0	223 / 98 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	3 / 2 / 1	4 / 6 / 9
Price targets hit / missed	16 / 78 (17%)	53 / 170 (24%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-7.9%	-7.3%
Best / worst call	+355.0% / -87.8%	+355.0% / -97.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +4.3% · vs S&P 500 +0.4% · targets hit within a year 84% (n = 84)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$VEEV Veeva Systems Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$310	+18.8%	Aug 27, 2026
$HIMS Hims & Hers Health, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$42.00	+53.1%	Aug 11, 2026
$DUOL Duolingo, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$145	-0.1%	Aug 6, 2026
$TEM Tempus AI, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$75.00	+27.7%	Jul 31, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 27, 2026 $VEEV: Reiterated · Buy · $310 · article
Aug 24, 2026 $VEEV: Reiterated · Buy · $270 · article
Aug 11, 2026 $HIMS: Reiterated · Buy · $42.00 · article
Aug 6, 2026 $DUOL: Reiterated · Buy · $145 · article
Jul 31, 2026 $TEM: Reiterated · Buy · $75.00 · article
Jul 20, 2026 $TEM: Reiterated · Buy · $75.00 · article
Jun 4, 2026 $VEEV: Reiterated · Buy · $270 · article
Jun 1, 2026 $TEM: Reiterated · Buy · $75.00 · article
May 12, 2026 $HIMS: Reiterated · Buy · $35.00 · article
May 6, 2026 $TEM: Reiterated · Buy · $75.00 · article
May 5, 2026 $DUOL: Reiterated · Buy · $145 · article
Apr 15, 2026 $TEM: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
Mar 11, 2026 $TEM: Reiterated · Buy · $75.00 · article
Mar 9, 2026 $HIMS: Upgraded · Buy · $30.00 · article
Mar 5, 2026 $VEEV: Reiterated · Buy · $270 · article
Feb 27, 2026 $DUOL: Maintained · Buy · $145 · article
Feb 25, 2026 $TEM: Reiterated · Buy · $75.00 · article
Feb 24, 2026 $HIMS: Reiterated · Hold · article
Feb 9, 2026 $HIMS: Maintained · Hold · article
Feb 5, 2026 $HIMS: Maintained · Hold · article

Ryan MacDonald0★ · 39% success · -10.7% 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.