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Whit Mayo (Leerink Partners): analyst track record on stock perps

Whit Mayo of Leerink Partners on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.8★
Success49%
Excess return+3.7%
rank#3,089
Ratings445
ratings on stock perps70

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings48328
Stock2029
Buy / hold / sell36 / 12 / 0239 / 89 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 1 / 11 / 4 / 4
Price targets hit / missed15 / 16 (48%)131 / 141 (48%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)+3.0%+61.0%
Best / worst call+103.8% / -51.4%+3,604.0% / -71.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.0% · vs S&P 500 0.0% · targets hit within a year 65% (n = 68)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$ELV Elevance HealthHold · Reiterated$395-5.2%Jul 17, 2026
$UNH UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedBuy · ReiteratedJul 17, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jul 17, 2026 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy
  • Jul 17, 2026 $ELV: Reiterated · Hold · $395 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Apr 23, 2026 $ELV: Maintained · Hold · $364 · article
  • Jan 27, 2026 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $345 · article
  • Oct 28, 2025 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $402 · article
  • Oct 15, 2025 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Oct 22, 2025 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $465 · article
  • Oct 2, 2025 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Sep 25, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $402 · article
  • Sep 4, 2025 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Sep 9, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Aug 12, 2025 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Aug 4, 2025 $CI: Maintained · Hold · $300 · article
  • Jul 30, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • Jul 29, 2025 $HCA: Maintained · Buy · $375 · article
  • Jul 11, 2025 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Jul 18, 2025 $ELV: Downgraded · Hold · $310 · article
  • Jul 16, 2025 $UNH: Maintained · Buy · $340 · article
  • Jul 4, 2025 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · article

Whit Mayo3.8★ · 49% success · +3.7% 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.