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Sean Diffley (Morgan Stanley): analyst track record on stock perps

Sean Diffley of Morgan Stanley on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars1.8★
Success54%
Excess return+0.4%
rank#7,919
Ratings35
ratings on stock perps51

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings8484
Stock3131
Buy / hold / sell55 / 24 / 555 / 24 / 5
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 1 / 81 / 1 / 8
Price targets hit / missed6 / 69 (8%)6 / 69 (8%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-14.0%-14.0%
Best / worst call+72.4% / -33.9%+72.4% / -33.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.2% · vs S&P 500 -3.4% · targets hit within a year – (n = 44)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$SPOT Spotify Technology S.A.Buy · Maintained$640+22.7%Sep 8, 2026
$TMUS T-Mobile USBuy · Maintained$230+29.8%Sep 3, 2026
$DIS The Walt Disney CompanyBuy · Reiterated$125+18.1%Aug 22, 2026
$WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.Hold · Reiterated$29.00+2.8%Aug 10, 2026
$TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$230+21.3%Aug 4, 2026
$VZ VerizonHold · Maintained$52.00+4.1%Jul 27, 2026
$CMCSA Comcast CorporationHold · Maintained$29.00+15.2%Jul 24, 2026
$T AT&T Inc.Buy · Reiterated$27.00+5.6%Jul 23, 2026
$NFLX Netflix, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$83.00+9.2%Jul 17, 2026
$PSKY Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common StockBuy · Reiterated$14.00+34.9%May 7, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 8, 2026 $SPOT: Maintained · Buy · $640 · article
  • Sep 3, 2026 $TMUS: Maintained · Buy · $230
  • Aug 31, 2026 $SPOT: Reiterated · Buy · $640 · article
  • Aug 24, 2026 $SPOT: Reiterated · Buy · $640
  • Aug 22, 2026 $DIS: Reiterated · Buy · $125
  • Aug 20, 2026 $DIS: Maintained · Buy · $125 · article
  • Aug 17, 2026 $SPOT: Reiterated · Buy · $640 · article
  • Aug 10, 2026 $SPOT: Reiterated · Buy · $640 · article
  • Aug 10, 2026 $WBD: Reiterated · Hold · $29.00 · article
  • Aug 7, 2026 $WBD: Maintained · Hold · $29.00 · article
  • Aug 6, 2026 $DIS: Reiterated · Buy · $125 · article
  • Aug 4, 2026 $TKO: Reiterated · Buy · $230 · article
  • Aug 5, 2026 $SPOT: Reiterated · Buy · $640 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $TKO: Maintained · Buy · $225 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $DIS: Maintained · Buy · $123 · article
  • Jul 27, 2026 $VZ: Maintained · Hold · $52.00 · article
  • Jul 24, 2026 $TMUS: Reiterated · Buy · $230 · article
  • Jul 24, 2026 $CMCSA: Maintained · Hold · $29.00 · article
  • Jul 23, 2026 $T: Reiterated · Buy · $27.00 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $NFLX: Reiterated · Buy · $83.00 · article

Sean Diffley1.8★ · 54% success · +0.4% 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.