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Sean Milligan (Needham): analyst track record on stock perps

Sean Milligan 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.

Stars0.1★

Success30%

Excess return-14.0%

rank#12,157

Ratings73

ratings on stock perps20

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	70	88
Stock	19	25
Buy / hold / sell	66 / 4 / 0	78 / 10 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 15	2 / 5 / 21
Price targets hit / missed	0 / 67 (0%)	4 / 77 (5%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-41.7%	-36.0%
Best / worst call	-13.9% / -70.5%	+139.9% / -79.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -6.8% · vs S&P 500 -7.0% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 19)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$FSLR First Solar, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$303	+46.3%	Jul 31, 2026
$EOSE Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$11.00	+175.7%	Jun 17, 2026
$FLNC Fluence Energy, Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$27.00	+178.6%	Jun 2, 2026
$OKLO Oklo Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$73.00	+83.0%	Mar 18, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 31, 2026 $FSLR: Maintained · Buy · $303 · article
Jun 17, 2026 $EOSE: Reiterated · Buy · $11.00 · article
Jun 2, 2026 $FLNC: Maintained · Hold · $27.00 · article
May 22, 2026 $EOSE: Initiated · Buy · $11.00 · article
May 11, 2026 $FLNC: Maintained · Hold · article
Mar 20, 2026 $FLNC: Initiated · Hold · article
Mar 18, 2026 $OKLO: Reiterated · Buy · $73.00 · article
Feb 25, 2026 $FSLR: Maintained · Buy · $303 · article
Jan 9, 2026 $OKLO: Maintained · Buy · $135 · article
Dec 5, 2025 $OKLO: Initiated · Buy · $135 · article
Oct 31, 2025 $FSLR: Maintained · Buy · $286 · article
Oct 22, 2025 $FSLR: Initiated · Buy · $286 · article
Apr 30, 2025 $FSLR: Maintained · Buy · article
Dec 12, 2024 $FSLR: Maintained · Buy · $256 · article
Oct 31, 2024 $ENVX: Downgraded · Hold · $10.00 · article
Oct 29, 2024 $FSLR: Upgraded · Buy · $260 · article
Oct 23, 2024 $ENPH: Downgraded · Hold · $83.00 · article
Jun 18, 2024 $FSLR: Downgraded · Hold · $260 · article
Apr 12, 2024 $FSLR: Initiated · Buy · $236 · article
Jun 2, 2023 $FLNC: Initiated · Buy · $30.00 · article

Sean Milligan0.1★ · 30% success · -14.0% 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.