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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★

Success66%

Excess return+10.5%

rank#408

Ratings482

ratings on stock perps129

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	145	406
Stock	32	38
Buy / hold / sell	87 / 58 / 0	246 / 141 / 19
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 3 / 0	11 / 10 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	58 / 86 (40%)	210 / 189 (53%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-3.1%	+11.2%
Best / worst call	+83.9% / -51.7%	+298.3% / -63.8%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.4% · vs S&P 500 +0.8% (n = 62) · targets hit within a year 77% (n = 47)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$KR The Kroger Co.	Hold · Maintained	$58.00	-13.1%	Oct 20, 2026
$COST Costco Wholesale Corporation	Hold · Maintained	$950	-5.3%	Sep 25, 2026
$WMT Walmart Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$120	+0.1%	Aug 21, 2026
$TGT Target Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$185	+21.1%	Aug 20, 2026

Recent ratings

Oct 20, 2026 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $58.00 · article
Oct 20, 2026 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $58.00
Oct 16, 2026 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $58.00 · article
Sep 25, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · $950 · article
Sep 25, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · $950
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 17, 2026 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $58.00 · article
Jul 8, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Hold · $1,000 · article
Jul 2, 2026 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $58.00 · article
Jun 22, 2026 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $58.00 · 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

Edward Kelly4.8★ · 66% success · +10.5% 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.