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Chris LaFemina (Jefferies): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.8★

Success58%

Excess return+16.7%

rank#389

Ratings492

ratings on stock perps49

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	120	430
Stock	48	56
Buy / hold / sell	81 / 39 / 0	313 / 117 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	4 / 2 / 3	11 / 9 / 13
Price targets hit / missed	37 / 77 (32%)	317 / 106 (75%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-4.1%	+45.9%
Best / worst call	+54.8% / -94.5%	+522.2% / -94.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.3% · vs S&P 500 -0.2% · targets hit within a year 31% (n = 46)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$VALE Vale S.A.	Buy · Reiterated	$21.00	+37.4%	Apr 30, 2026
$FCX Freeport-McMoRan	Buy · Maintained	$75.00	+5.3%	Apr 23, 2026

Recent ratings

Apr 30, 2026 $VALE: Reiterated · Buy · $21.00 · article
Apr 23, 2026 $FCX: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
Apr 2, 2026 $FCX: Reiterated · Buy · $76.00 · article
Feb 19, 2026 $FCX: Reiterated · Buy · $76.00 · article
Feb 13, 2026 $VALE: Reiterated · Buy · $20.00 · article
Jan 28, 2026 $VALE: Reiterated · Buy · $20.00 · article
Jan 6, 2026 $FCX: Reiterated · Buy · $68.00 · article
Dec 5, 2025 $VALE: Reiterated · Buy · $15.00 · article
Nov 3, 2025 $VALE: Maintained · Buy · $15.00 · article
Sep 24, 2025 $FCX: Maintained · Buy · $46.00 · article
Sep 7, 2025 $FCX: Reiterated · Buy · $48.00 · article
Jun 16, 2025 $FCX: Reiterated · Buy · $50.00 · article
Jun 3, 2025 $RIO: Downgraded · Hold · $63.00 · article
Apr 25, 2025 $FCX: Reiterated · Buy · $50.00 · article
Mar 4, 2025 $FCX: Reiterated · Buy · $48.00 · article
Feb 27, 2025 $FCX: Upgraded · Buy · $48.00 · article
Jan 26, 2025 $FCX: Downgraded · Hold · $40.00 · article
Jan 5, 2025 $VALE: Maintained · Buy · $11.00 · article
Jan 5, 2025 $RIO: Maintained · Buy · $73.00 · article
Jan 5, 2025 $FCX: Maintained · Buy · $48.00 · article

Chris LaFemina4.8★ · 58% success · +16.7% 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.