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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★
Success62%
Excess return+33.0%
rank#74
Ratings480
ratings on stock perps124
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 79 | 170 |
| Stock | 40 | 47 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 70 / 9 / 0 | 140 / 29 / 1 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 3 / 0 / 8 | 11 / 4 / 10 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 20 / 44 (31%) | 78 / 55 (59%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -6.1% | +96.8% |
| Best / worst call | +274.6% / -68.6% | +1,077.3% / -69.5% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +4.4% · vs S&P 500 +2.9% (n = 108) · targets hit within a year 93% (n = 68)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Oct 6, 2026 |
| $AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $475 | +47.7% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $CIEN Ciena Corporation | Buy · Reiterated | $600 | +87.3% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Buy · Reiterated | $86.00 | +51.7% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Sep 3, 2026 |
| $DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $617 | +35.2% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| $P Everpure, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $122 | -1.1% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $641 | +24.0% | Aug 25, 2026 |
| $ARM Arm Holdings plc | Buy · Maintained | $272 | +29.3% | Aug 25, 2026 |
| $INTC Intel Corporation | Hold · Reiterated | – | – | Aug 24, 2026 |
| $AAOI Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $178 | +163.7% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| $COHR Coherent Corp. | Buy · Maintained | $435 | +107.8% | Jul 1, 2026 |
| $ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | Buy · Upgraded | $164 | -4.9% | May 15, 2026 |
| $ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | May 6, 2026 |
| $LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $1,014 | +34.1% | May 6, 2026 |
| $SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $45.00 | +36.6% | May 6, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Oct 6, 2026 $MRVL: Maintained · Buy · article
- 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 27, 2026 $P: Maintained · Buy · $122 · 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
Simon Leopold5★ · 62% success · +33.0% 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.