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Eddie Kim (Barclays): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars3.1★

Success48%

Excess return+2.9%

rank#4,861

Ratings142

ratings on stock perps26

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	97	223
Stock	17	17
Buy / hold / sell	35 / 49 / 13	104 / 94 / 25
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	9 / 6 / 1	13 / 11 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	56 / 40 (58%)	132 / 90 (59%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+20.5%	+27.5%
Best / worst call	+151.7% / -50.0%	+223.6% / -50.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +7.5% · vs S&P 500 +5.0% · targets hit within a year 83% (n = 24)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$RIG Transocean Ltd.	Buy · Maintained	$7.00	+21.3%	Aug 12, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 12, 2026 $RIG: Maintained · Buy · $7.00 · article
Jul 15, 2026 $RIG: Reiterated · Buy · $8.00 · article
Jul 1, 2026 $RIG: Maintained · Buy · $8.00 · article
May 8, 2026 $RIG: Upgraded · Buy · $8.00 · article
Apr 7, 2026 $RIG: Reiterated · Hold · $6.00 · article
Mar 2, 2026 $RIG: Maintained · Hold · $6.00 · article
Feb 18, 2026 $RIG: Downgraded · Hold · $6.00 · article
Nov 5, 2025 $RIG: Maintained · Buy · $4.50 · article
Aug 13, 2025 $RIG: Maintained · Buy · $4.00 · article
Jul 18, 2025 $RIG: Maintained · Buy · $3.50 · article
May 5, 2025 $RIG: Maintained · Buy · $3.50 · article
Apr 4, 2025 $RIG: Maintained · Buy · $3.50 · article
Feb 25, 2025 $RIG: Maintained · Buy · $4.00 · article
Dec 19, 2024 $RIG: Upgraded · Buy · $4.50 · article
Nov 5, 2024 $RIG: Maintained · Hold · $4.50 · article
Oct 23, 2024 $RIG: Maintained · Hold · $4.50 · article
Sep 12, 2024 $RIG: Reiterated · Hold · $6.00 · article
Aug 9, 2024 $RIG: Maintained · Hold · $6.00 · article
Jul 25, 2024 $RIG: Reiterated · Hold · $6.00 · article
May 2, 2024 $RIG: Maintained · Hold · $6.00 · article

Eddie Kim3.1★ · 48% success · +2.9% 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.