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Bryan Smilek (J.P. Morgan): analyst track record on stock perps

Bryan Smilek of J.P. Morgan on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars0.3★
Success40%
Excess return-11.8%
rank#11,847
Ratings47
ratings on stock perps50

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings60108
Stock1313
Buy / hold / sell26 / 26 / 854 / 43 / 11
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 2 / 12 / 5 / 6
Price targets hit / missed16 / 35 (31%)26 / 69 (27%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-15.4%-24.0%
Best / worst call+54.4% / -71.8%+82.0% / -91.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.4% · vs S&P 500 +0.3% · targets hit within a year 73% (n = 45)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$RBLX Roblox CorporationHold · MaintainedSep 8, 2026
$DUOL Duolingo, Inc.Hold · Maintained$135-7.0%Sep 1, 2026
$TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$310+42.9%Aug 28, 2026
$SHOP Shopify Inc.Buy · Maintained$150+18.5%Apr 13, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 8, 2026 $RBLX: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Sep 1, 2026 $DUOL: Maintained · Hold · $135
  • Aug 28, 2026 $TTWO: Reiterated · Buy · $310
  • Aug 28, 2026 $TTWO: Reiterated · Buy · $310 · article
  • Aug 27, 2026 $DUOL: Reiterated · Hold · $135 · article
  • Aug 11, 2026 $TTWO: Initiated · Buy · $310 · article
  • Aug 6, 2026 $DUOL: Maintained · Hold · $125 · article
  • Jul 21, 2026 $DUOL: Maintained · Hold · $125 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $DUOL: Maintained · Hold · $125 · article
  • Jun 25, 2026 $DUOL: Maintained · Hold · $94.00 · article
  • May 5, 2026 $DUOL: Maintained · Hold · $94.00 · article
  • Apr 13, 2026 $SHOP: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article
  • Mar 9, 2026 $DUOL: Maintained · Hold · $95.00 · article
  • Mar 3, 2026 $DUOL: Downgraded · Hold · $95.00 · article
  • Feb 27, 2026 $DUOL: Downgraded · Hold · $95.00 · article
  • Feb 17, 2026 $DUOL: Maintained · Buy · $200 · article
  • Jan 20, 2026 $DUOL: Maintained · Buy · $200 · article
  • Jan 9, 2026 $DUOL: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • Dec 18, 2025 $DUOL: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • Nov 17, 2025 $DUOL: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article

Bryan Smilek0.3★ · 40% success · -11.8% 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.