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Daniel Arias (Stifel Nicolaus): analyst track record on stock perps

Daniel Arias of Stifel Nicolaus on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.3★

Success50%

Excess return+8.7%

rank#1,643

Ratings337

ratings on stock perps51

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	116	304
Stock	34	36
Buy / hold / sell	81 / 35 / 0	200 / 104 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 2	3 / 3 / 3
Price targets hit / missed	53 / 63 (46%)	142 / 155 (48%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+5.9%	+10.8%
Best / worst call	+342.5% / -86.8%	+342.5% / -89.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.9% · vs S&P 500 -0.1% · targets hit within a year 59% (n = 48)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific	Buy · Reiterated	$650	+7.8%	Aug 5, 2026
$TEM Tempus AI, Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$50.00	-14.9%	Aug 3, 2026
$DHR Danaher Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$220	+9.7%	Jul 22, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 5, 2026 $TMO: Reiterated · Buy · $650 · article
Aug 3, 2026 $TEM: Maintained · Hold · $50.00 · article
Jul 24, 2026 $TMO: Maintained · Buy · $600 · article
Jul 22, 2026 $DHR: Maintained · Buy · $220 · article
Jun 1, 2026 $TEM: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
May 21, 2026 $TMO: Maintained · Buy · $600 · article
May 6, 2026 $TEM: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
Apr 24, 2026 $TMO: Reiterated · Buy · $600 · article
Apr 22, 2026 $DHR: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Feb 25, 2026 $TEM: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
Jan 30, 2026 $TMO: Maintained · Buy · $700 · article
Jan 29, 2026 $DHR: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Jan 9, 2026 $TMO: Maintained · Buy · $700 · article
Nov 5, 2025 $TEM: Maintained · Hold · $85.00 · article
Nov 3, 2025 $TMO: Maintained · Buy · $583 · article
Oct 23, 2025 $TMO: Maintained · Buy · $583 · article
Oct 22, 2025 $DHR: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Sep 10, 2025 $TEM: Reiterated · Hold · $65.00 · article
Aug 11, 2025 $TEM: Maintained · Hold · $65.00 · article
Jul 24, 2025 $TMO: Maintained · Buy · $583 · article

Daniel Arias4.3★ · 50% success · +8.7% 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.