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James West (Melius Research): analyst track record on stock perps

James West of Melius Research on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars0.5★

Success38%

Excess return-2.2%

rank#11,367

Ratings434

ratings on stock perps61

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	8	160
Stock	8	67
Buy / hold / sell	7 / 0 / 1	139 / 20 / 1
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 1 / 0	3 / 1 / 37
Price targets hit / missed	3 / 0 (100%)	40 / 111 (26%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+18.2%	+32.0%
Best / worst call	+48.7% / +2.3%	+1,192.5% / -99.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +5.0% · vs S&P 500 +1.6% · targets hit within a year 41% (n = 58)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$VST Vistra Corp.	Buy · Maintained	–	–	Jun 16, 2026

Recent ratings

Jun 16, 2026 $VST: Maintained · Buy · article
Feb 17, 2026 $CVX: Upgraded · Buy · $205 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $EOG: Initiated · Buy · $173 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $OXY: Initiated · Hold · $64.00 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $CEG: Initiated · Buy · $462 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $VST: Initiated · Buy · $194 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $NEE: Initiated · Buy · $100 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $XOM: Initiated · Hold · $111 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $SHEL: Initiated · Hold · $70.00 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $COP: Initiated · Hold · $117 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $CVX: Initiated · Hold · $155 · article
Nov 15, 2024 $BE: Reiterated · Buy · $22.00 · article
Nov 14, 2024 $EOSE: Maintained · Buy · $3.00 · article
Nov 15, 2024 $PLUG: Maintained · Buy · $3.00 · article
Nov 11, 2024 $ENPH: Reiterated · Buy · $125 · article
Nov 8, 2024 $BE: Reiterated · Buy · $22.00 · article
Nov 7, 2024 $EOSE: Maintained · Buy · $3.00 · article
Nov 1, 2024 $RIG: Reiterated · Buy · $6.00 · article
Oct 30, 2024 $FSLR: Maintained · Buy · $278 · article
Oct 24, 2024 $GEV: Reiterated · Buy · $323 · article

James West0.5★ · 38% success · -2.2% 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.