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Alfonso Salazar (Scotiabank): analyst track record on stock perps

Alfonso Salazar of Scotiabank on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.1★

Success56%

Excess return+4.0%

rank#4,856

Ratings78

ratings on stock perps58

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	50	113
Stock	10	10
Buy / hold / sell	14 / 22 / 14	30 / 59 / 24
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	3 / 4 / 0	3 / 4 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	21 / 14 (60%)	53 / 30 (64%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+18.3%	+44.8%
Best / worst call	+119.8% / -40.8%	+327.3% / -47.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.8% · vs S&P 500 -3.1% · targets hit within a year 0% (n = 55)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$VALE Vale S.A.	Hold · Maintained	$16.00	+4.7%	Aug 7, 2026
$SCCO Southern Copper Corporation	Sell · Maintained	$138	-28.7%	Jul 22, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 7, 2026 $VALE: Maintained · Hold · $16.00 · article
Jul 31, 2026 $VALE: Maintained · Hold · $16.00 · article
Jul 22, 2026 $SCCO: Maintained · Sell · $138 · article
Jul 22, 2026 $VALE: Reiterated · Hold · $16.00 · article
Jun 15, 2026 $VALE: Maintained · Hold · $19.00 · article
Jun 15, 2026 $SCCO: Maintained · Sell · $140 · article
May 15, 2026 $SCCO: Maintained · Sell · $135 · article
Apr 29, 2026 $SCCO: Maintained · Sell · $132 · article
Apr 29, 2026 $VALE: Maintained · Hold · $16.50 · article
Apr 23, 2026 $SCCO: Maintained · Sell · $132 · article
Apr 20, 2026 $VALE: Maintained · Hold · $16.50 · article
Apr 16, 2026 $VALE: Reiterated · Hold · $16.50 · article
Apr 1, 2026 $VALE: Maintained · Hold · $16.50 · article
Feb 13, 2026 $VALE: Maintained · Hold · $16.50 · article
Feb 9, 2026 $VALE: Reiterated · Hold · $16.50 · article
Jan 28, 2026 $VALE: Maintained · Hold · $15.00 · article
Jan 28, 2026 $SCCO: Reiterated · Sell · $123 · article
Jan 8, 2026 $VALE: Downgraded · Hold · $15.00 · article
Dec 3, 2025 $VALE: Maintained · Buy · $14.00 · article
Oct 31, 2025 $VALE: Reiterated · Buy · $14.00 · article

Alfonso Salazar3.1★ · 56% success · +4.0% 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.