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Jim Duffy (Stifel Nicolaus): analyst track record on stock perps

Jim Duffy of Stifel Nicolaus on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.8★

Success48%

Excess return+3.9%

rank#2,883

Ratings451

ratings on stock perps40

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	0	235
Stock	0	18
Buy / hold / sell	–	161 / 74 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 0	1 / 4 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	–	27 / 207 (12%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	–	-35.9%
Best / worst call	– / –	+114.3% / -83.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -3.7% · vs S&P 500 -4.5% · targets hit within a year 30% (n = 40)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
No current calls on stock perps.

Recent ratings

Jul 17, 2025 $LULU: Reiterated · Buy · $324 · article
Jun 27, 2025 $NKE: Reiterated · Hold · $64.00 · article
Jun 22, 2025 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · $64.00 · article
Jun 6, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Buy · $324 · article
May 30, 2025 $LULU: Reiterated · Buy · $353 · article
May 6, 2025 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · $64.00 · article
Apr 10, 2025 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · $64.00 · article
Apr 10, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Buy · $353 · article
Apr 4, 2025 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · $75.00 · article
Mar 28, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Buy · $424 · article
Mar 21, 2025 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · $75.00 · article
Feb 14, 2025 $LULU: Reiterated · Buy · $438 · article
Jan 13, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Buy · $438 · article
Dec 20, 2024 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · $75.00 · article
Dec 12, 2024 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · $79.00 · article
Dec 6, 2024 $LULU: Reiterated · Buy · $438 · article
Oct 11, 2024 $LULU: Maintained · Buy · $370 · article
Oct 11, 2024 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · $79.00 · article
Oct 2, 2024 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · $79.00 · article
Sep 20, 2024 $NKE: Reiterated · Hold · $79.00 · article

Jim Duffy3.8★ · 48% success · +3.9% 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.