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Andrew Nicholas (William Blair): analyst track record on stock perps

Andrew Nicholas of William Blair on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars1.3★
Success36%
Excess return-0.5%
rank#9,239
Ratings132
ratings on stock perps22

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings127196
Stock2828
Buy / hold / sell97 / 30 / 0145 / 51 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations3 / 0 / 13 / 2 / 4
Price targets hit / missed5 / 2 (71%)5 / 2 (71%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)+15.7%+15.7%
Best / worst call+65.6% / -8.2%+65.6% / -8.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.1% · vs S&P 500 -2.1% · targets hit within a year – (n = 22)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$SPGI S&P GlobalBuy · MaintainedJul 29, 2026
$MCO Moody's CorporationBuy · MaintainedJul 22, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jul 29, 2026 $SPGI: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jul 22, 2026 $MCO: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $SPGI: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $MCO: Maintained · Buy · article
  • May 4, 2026 $MCO: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Apr 28, 2026 $SPGI: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Apr 23, 2026 $MCO: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Apr 14, 2026 $MCO: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Apr 14, 2026 $SPGI: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Feb 19, 2026 $MCO: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Feb 10, 2026 $SPGI: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jan 20, 2026 $MCO: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jan 20, 2026 $SPGI: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Nov 17, 2025 $SPGI: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Nov 5, 2025 $SPGI: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Oct 30, 2025 $SPGI: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Oct 22, 2025 $MCO: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jul 31, 2025 $SPGI: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jul 23, 2025 $MCO: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Feb 11, 2025 $SPGI: Maintained · Buy · article

Andrew Nicholas1.3★ · 36% success · -0.5% 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.