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Joao Soares (Citi): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars3.7★
Success59%
Excess return+13.5%
rank#3,225
Ratings32
ratings on stock perps32

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings1432
Stock33
Buy / hold / sell8 / 6 / 026 / 6 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 3 / 00 / 3 / 0
Price targets hit / missed0 / 14 (0%)2 / 30 (6%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-15.7%-18.0%
Best / worst call-1.5% / -29.4%+23.0% / -36.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.2% · vs S&P 500 -3.2% · targets hit within a year 67% (n = 30)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$MELI MercadoLibre, Inc.Hold · Maintained$2,000+4.9%Aug 6, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 6, 2026 $MELI: Maintained · Hold · $2,000 · article
  • Jul 14, 2026 $MELI: Maintained · Hold · $2,000 · article
  • Jul 8, 2026 $MELI: Maintained · Hold · $1,950 · article
  • May 14, 2026 $MELI: Downgraded · Hold · $1,950 · article
  • Mar 23, 2026 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,400 · article
  • Mar 5, 2026 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,400 · article
  • Feb 24, 2026 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,600 · article
  • Feb 11, 2026 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,600 · article
  • Dec 5, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,500 · article
  • Nov 17, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,500 · article
  • Nov 11, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,700 · article
  • Oct 9, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,700 · article
  • Aug 21, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,850 · article
  • Aug 18, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,850 · article
  • Jul 18, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,900 · article
  • Jul 4, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $3,000 · article
  • Jun 23, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $3,000 · article
  • Jun 6, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $3,000 · article
  • May 19, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,450 · article
  • Apr 14, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,450 · article

Joao Soares3.7★ · 59% success · +13.5% 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.