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W. Andrew Carter (Stifel Nicolaus): analyst track record on stock perps
W. Andrew Carter of Stifel Nicolaus on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars2★
Success39%
Excess return+0.3%
rank#7,547
Ratings173
ratings on stock perps47
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 125 | 313 |
| Stock | 24 | 29 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 50 / 75 / 0 | 126 / 178 / 9 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 2 / 4 / 2 | 11 / 12 / 9 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 8 / 103 (7%) | 19 / 276 (6%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -17.8% | -29.6% |
| Best / worst call | +399.0% / -62.8% | +399.0% / -99.9% |
After buy calls: not enough measured cases yet
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Oct 26, 2026 $HD: Reiterated · Hold · $322 · article
- Oct 26, 2026 $LOW: Reiterated · Hold · $195 · article
- Aug 24, 2026 $HD: Maintained · Hold · article
- Aug 24, 2026 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · article
- Aug 17, 2026 $HD: Maintained · Hold · $340 · article
- Aug 17, 2026 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · article
- May 18, 2026 $LOW: Reiterated · Hold · $220 · article
- May 18, 2026 $HD: Reiterated · Hold · $320 · article
- Feb 25, 2026 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · $270 · article
- Feb 25, 2026 $HD: Maintained · Hold · $375 · article
- Dec 9, 2025 $HD: Maintained · Hold · $350 · article
- Dec 1, 2025 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · $250 · article
- Dec 1, 2025 $HD: Maintained · Hold · $350 · article
- Nov 19, 2025 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · $230 · article
- Nov 18, 2025 $HD: Maintained · Hold · $370 · article
- Nov 14, 2025 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · $230 · article
- Nov 14, 2025 $HD: Downgraded · Hold · $370 · article
- Aug 29, 2025 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · $275 · article
- Aug 21, 2025 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · $275 · article
- Aug 18, 2025 $HD: Reiterated · Buy · $432 · article
W. Andrew Carter2★ · 39% success · +0.3% 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.