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Edward Kelly (Wells Fargo): analyst track record on stock perps

Edward Kelly of Wells Fargo 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★

Success64%

Excess return+10.1%

rank#555

Ratings477

ratings on stock perps96

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	137	394
Stock	33	38
Buy / hold / sell	83 / 53 / 1	240 / 135 / 19
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 4 / 0	11 / 10 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	38 / 98 (28%)	170 / 217 (44%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-9.0%	+4.9%
Best / worst call	+58.3% / -49.1%	+267.6% / -59.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.6% · vs S&P 500 +0.6% · targets hit within a year 76% (n = 89)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$COST Costco Wholesale Corporation	Hold · Maintained	$1,000	+10.8%	Sep 3, 2026
$WMT Walmart Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$120	+13.5%	Aug 21, 2026
$TGT Target Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$185	+18.8%	Aug 20, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 3, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · $1,000 · article
Aug 21, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
Aug 20, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $185 · article
Aug 5, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · $1,000 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $165 · article
Jul 8, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · $1,000 · article
Jun 12, 2026 $TGT: Reiterated · Buy · $140 · article
Jun 4, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · $1,000 · article
May 22, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
May 21, 2026 $TGT: Reiterated · Buy · $140 · article
Apr 9, 2026 $COST: Reiterated · Hold · $1,000 · article
Mar 6, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · $950 · article
Mar 4, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $135 · article
Feb 27, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
Feb 10, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
Feb 5, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · $950 · article
Jan 8, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · $900 · article
Dec 19, 2025 $COST: Maintained · Hold · $900 · article
Dec 19, 2025 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article

Edward Kelly4.8★ · 64% success · +10.1% 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.