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Andy Hsieh (William Blair): analyst track record on stock perps

Andy Hsieh 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.

Stars2.9★
Success40%
Excess return+1.8%
rank#5,290
Ratings284
ratings on stock perps43

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings141238
Stock2729
Buy / hold / sell98 / 43 / 0157 / 81 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 3 / 43 / 5 / 11
Price targets hit / missed3 / 11 (21%)3 / 12 (20%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-27.8%-29.3%
Best / worst call+97.5% / -74.2%+97.5% / -74.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +4.3% · vs S&P 500 -0.1% (n = 43)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$VKTX Viking Therapeutics, Inc.Buy · Reiterated––Sep 22, 2026
$EXEL Exelixis, Inc.Buy · Reiterated––Sep 11, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 22, 2026 $VKTX: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Sep 11, 2026 $EXEL: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Aug 6, 2026 $EXEL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $VKTX: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $VKTX: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Jun 22, 2026 $EXEL: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Jun 9, 2026 $VKTX: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • May 6, 2026 $EXEL: Reiterated · Buy · $44.00 · article
  • Apr 29, 2026 $VKTX: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Apr 21, 2026 $EXEL: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Apr 14, 2026 $EXEL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Mar 26, 2026 $VKTX: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Mar 2, 2026 $EXEL: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Feb 12, 2026 $VKTX: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Feb 11, 2026 $EXEL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jan 27, 2026 $VKTX: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jan 12, 2026 $EXEL: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jan 8, 2026 $VKTX: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Dec 11, 2025 $EXEL: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Nov 19, 2025 $VKTX: Maintained · Buy · article

Andy Hsieh2.9★ · 40% success · +1.8% 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.