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Garrett Nelson (CFRA): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars3.3★

Success56%

Excess return+3.4%

rank#4,140

Ratings150

ratings on stock perps62

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	8	170
Stock	6	61
Buy / hold / sell	3 / 2 / 3	70 / 59 / 41
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 1 / 0	26 / 23 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	5 / 3 (63%)	75 / 89 (46%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+7.0%	+17.2%
Best / worst call	+100.6% / -58.2%	+411.2% / -100.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.9% · vs S&P 500 -1.4% · targets hit within a year 58% (n = 54)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$TSLA Tesla Inc.	Hold · Upgraded	$380	+4.5%	Apr 24, 2026

Recent ratings

Apr 24, 2026 $TSLA: Upgraded · Hold · $380
Oct 2, 2025 $RIVN: Reiterated · Sell · $8.00 · article
Sep 15, 2025 $TSLA: Downgraded · Sell · $300 · article
Aug 8, 2025 $MNST: Maintained · Hold · $65.00 · article
Jul 31, 2025 $RACE: Downgraded · Sell · $350 · article
Jul 22, 2025 $KO: Reiterated · Buy · $80.00 · article
Jul 8, 2025 $ORLY: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
Jul 1, 2025 $GM: Maintained · Buy · $64.00 · article
Apr 25, 2025 $CELH: Downgraded · Sell · $30.00 · article
Apr 15, 2025 $KO: Upgraded · Buy · $80.00 · article
Apr 2, 2025 $TSLA: Maintained · Buy · $360 · article
Feb 21, 2025 $CELH: Maintained · Buy · $45.00 · article
Feb 20, 2025 $RIVN: Maintained · Sell · $10.00 · article
Feb 4, 2025 $RACE: Maintained · Hold · $450 · article
Jan 3, 2025 $F: Maintained · Hold · $10.00 · article
Jan 3, 2025 $RIVN: Maintained · Sell · $8.00 · article
Dec 11, 2024 $GM: Downgraded · Sell · $45.00 · article
Dec 9, 2024 $TSLA: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
Nov 5, 2024 $RACE: Maintained · Hold · $460 · article
Oct 2, 2024 $F: Reiterated · Hold · $12.00 · article

Garrett Nelson3.3★ · 56% success · +3.4% 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.