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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.
Stars3.9★
Success50%
Excess return+3.8%
rank#2,883
Ratings450
ratings on stock perps94
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 43 | 338 |
| Stock | 17 | 29 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 35 / 8 / 0 | 248 / 90 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 2 / 1 / 1 | 2 / 4 / 4 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 11 / 19 (37%) | 128 / 149 (46%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -2.8% | +56.6% |
| Best / worst call | +114.1% / -71.8% | +3,304.8% / -84.6% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.2% · vs S&P 500 -2.6% (n = 62) · targets hit within a year 65% (n = 46)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Oct 14, 2026 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $472 · article
- Oct 15, 2026 $UNH: Reiterated · Buy · $472 · article
- Sep 17, 2026 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · article
- Jul 30, 2026 $HUM: Upgraded · Buy · $513 · article
- 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 10, 2025 $HUM: Maintained · Hold · $273 · article
- Oct 2, 2025 $HCA: Reiterated · Buy · article
- Oct 3, 2025 $HUM: Reiterated · Hold · 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
Whit Mayo3.9★ · 50% success · +3.8% 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.