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Ashwin Shirvaikar (Citi): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.4★

Success57%

Excess return+6.3%

rank#1,515

Ratings439

ratings on stock perps31

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	0	70
Stock	0	26
Buy / hold / sell	–	48 / 18 / 4
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 0	2 / 3 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	–	20 / 50 (29%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	–	-19.1%
Best / worst call	– / –	+150.4% / -96.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.7% · vs S&P 500 -0.5% · targets hit within a year 75% (n = 22)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
No current calls on stock perps.

Recent ratings

Mar 20, 2025 $NU: Reiterated · Sell · $9.00 · article
Apr 18, 2024 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $528 · article
Apr 8, 2024 $SOFI: Initiated · Buy · $11.00 · article
Mar 22, 2024 $ACN: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
Mar 15, 2024 $ACN: Reiterated · Buy · $430 · article
Feb 28, 2024 $RKT: Maintained · Sell · $11.00 · article
Feb 8, 2024 $PYPL: Maintained · Buy · $73.00 · article
Jan 29, 2024 $SOFI: Reiterated · Buy · $11.00 · article
Jan 24, 2024 $PYPL: Maintained · Buy · $76.00 · article
Jan 18, 2024 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $495 · article
Jan 18, 2024 $V: Maintained · Buy · $306 · article
Jan 17, 2024 $DXC: Downgraded · Sell · $21.00 · article
Dec 20, 2023 $DXC: Maintained · Hold · $24.00 · article
Dec 11, 2023 $ACN: Reiterated · Buy · $385 · article
Nov 24, 2023 $SOFI: Maintained · Buy · $11.00 · article
Nov 6, 2023 $DXC: Maintained · Hold · $24.00 · article
Oct 27, 2023 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
Oct 25, 2023 $V: Maintained · Buy · $270 · article
Oct 2, 2023 $V: Maintained · Buy · $270 · article
Sep 17, 2023 $ACN: Maintained · Buy · $358 · article

Ashwin Shirvaikar4.4★ · 57% success · +6.3% 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.