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Jim Salera (Stephens): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars0.2★

Success33%

Excess return-11.5%

rank#12,055

Ratings83

ratings on stock perps37

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	90	204
Stock	31	34
Buy / hold / sell	32 / 58 / 0	83 / 121 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 5 / 2	3 / 10 / 17
Price targets hit / missed	21 / 68 (24%)	45 / 158 (22%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-21.1%	-28.6%
Best / worst call	+58.1% / -70.5%	+129.9% / -87.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.9% · vs S&P 500 -2.6% · targets hit within a year 67% (n = 35)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$50.00	+87.8%	Aug 10, 2026
$CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$40.00	+10.8%	Jul 30, 2026
$WEN The Wendy's Company	Hold · Maintained	$8.00	+7.5%	May 11, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 10, 2026 $CELH: Maintained · Buy · $50.00 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $40.00 · article
Jul 21, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $36.00 · article
May 11, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $8.00 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $38.00 · article
Feb 18, 2026 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $8.00 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $35.00 · article
Nov 10, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $10.00 · article
Oct 30, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $35.00 · article
Oct 13, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $10.00 · article
Oct 13, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $48.00 · article
Sep 29, 2025 $CMG: Reiterated · Hold · $60.00 · article
Aug 11, 2025 $CELH: Maintained · Buy · $65.00 · article
Aug 11, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $11.00 · article
Jul 24, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
Jul 16, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
Jul 16, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $13.00 · article
Jun 9, 2025 $CMG: Reiterated · Hold · $49.00 · article
May 5, 2025 $WEN: Maintained · Hold · $14.00 · article
Apr 24, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Hold · $49.00 · article

Jim Salera0.2★ · 33% success · -11.5% 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.