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Federico Merendi (Bank of America Securities): analyst track record on stock perps

Federico Merendi of Bank of America Securities on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.5★
Success48%
Excess return+8.6%
rank#3,756
Ratings44
ratings on stock perps16

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings2766
Stock1921
Buy / hold / sell13 / 6 / 833 / 15 / 18
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 0 / 00 / 3 / 0
Price targets hit / missed11 / 16 (41%)22 / 37 (37%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-2.6%-10.0%
Best / worst call+60.5% / -58.2%+60.5% / -77.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +6.4% · vs S&P 500 +6.0% · targets hit within a year 75% (n = 16)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
No current calls on stock perps.

Recent ratings

  • Nov 7, 2025 $TSLA: Reiterated · Hold · $471 · article
  • Nov 5, 2025 $RIVN: Reiterated · Sell · $10.00 · article
  • Oct 28, 2025 $TSLA: Reiterated · Hold · $471 · article
  • Oct 23, 2025 $F: Reiterated · Buy · $14.50 · article
  • Oct 14, 2025 $F: Maintained · Buy · $13.50 · article
  • Oct 14, 2025 $GM: Maintained · Buy · $61.00 · article
  • Oct 13, 2025 $RIVN: Maintained · Sell · $10.00 · article
  • Oct 8, 2025 $F: Maintained · Buy · $14.00 · article
  • Oct 1, 2025 $F: Maintained · Buy · $14.00 · article
  • Aug 12, 2025 $F: Reiterated · Buy · $14.00 · article
  • Aug 8, 2025 $TSLA: Reiterated · Hold · $341 · article
  • Aug 6, 2025 $RIVN: Reiterated · Sell · $10.00 · article
  • Jul 31, 2025 $F: Reiterated · Buy · $14.00 · article
  • Jul 24, 2025 $TSLA: Reiterated · Hold · $341 · article
  • Jul 23, 2025 $GM: Reiterated · Buy · $62.00 · article
  • Jul 21, 2025 $TSLA: Reiterated · Hold · $341 · article

Federico Merendi3.5★ · 48% success · +8.6% 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.