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Simon Leopold (Raymond James): analyst track record on stock perps
Simon Leopold of Raymond James on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars5★
Success61%
Excess return+30.5%
rank#104
Ratings480
ratings on stock perps112
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 70 | 156 |
| Stock | 38 | 45 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 62 / 8 / 0 | 129 / 26 / 1 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 3 / 0 / 8 | 11 / 4 / 10 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 25 / 33 (43%) | 78 / 44 (64%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | +13.1% | +132.9% |
| Best / worst call | +325.3% / -63.2% | +1,236.7% / -66.3% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.5% · vs S&P 500 +1.0% · targets hit within a year 93% (n = 99)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $475 | +31.6% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $CIEN Ciena Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $600 | +79.3% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Buy · Reiterated | $86.00 | +55.7% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $617 | +21.8% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| $AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $641 | +27.3% | Aug 25, 2026 |
| $ARM Arm Holdings plc | Buy · Maintained | $272 | +7.0% | Aug 25, 2026 |
| $INTC Intel Corporation | Hold · Reiterated | – | – | Aug 24, 2026 |
| $AAOI Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $178 | +72.3% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| $COHR Coherent Corp. | Buy · Maintained | $435 | +48.4% | Jul 1, 2026 |
| $MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $235 | +3.5% | May 28, 2026 |
| $ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | Buy · Upgraded | $164 | -13.2% | May 15, 2026 |
| $ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | May 6, 2026 |
| $LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $1,014 | +8.4% | May 6, 2026 |
| $SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $45.00 | +20.4% | May 6, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Sep 3, 2026 $CIEN: Reiterated · Buy · $600 · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $NVDA: Maintained · Buy · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $HPE: Reiterated · Buy · $86.00 · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $AVGO: Maintained · Buy · $475 · article
- Sep 2, 2026 $DELL: Reiterated · Buy · $617 · article
- Aug 25, 2026 $ARM: Maintained · Buy · $272 · article
- Aug 24, 2026 $INTC: Reiterated · Hold · article
- Aug 26, 2026 $NVDA: Maintained · Buy · $515 · article
- Aug 25, 2026 $AMD: Maintained · Buy · $641 · article
- Aug 11, 2026 $AAOI: Maintained · Buy · $178 · article
- Aug 7, 2026 $AAOI: Maintained · Buy · $151 · article
- Jul 1, 2026 $COHR: Maintained · Buy · $435 · article
- Jun 4, 2026 $CIEN: Maintained · Buy · $530 · article
- Jun 1, 2026 $HPE: Maintained · Buy · $74.00 · article
- May 29, 2026 $DELL: Maintained · Buy · $500 · article
- May 28, 2026 $MRVL: Maintained · Buy · $235 · article
- May 21, 2026 $NVDA: Maintained · Buy · $330 · article
- May 15, 2026 $ANET: Upgraded · Buy · $164 · article
- May 8, 2026 $AAOI: Maintained · Buy · $160 · article
- May 7, 2026 $ARM: Reiterated · Buy · $244 · article
Simon Leopold5★ · 61% success · +30.5% 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.