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Kelly Bania (BMO Capital): analyst track record on stock perps

Kelly Bania of BMO Capital on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.7★
Success68%
Excess return+8.4%
rank#720
Ratings343
ratings on stock perps74

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings103250
Stock2728
Buy / hold / sell58 / 36 / 9134 / 104 / 12
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 2 / 15 / 7 / 2
Price targets hit / missed31 / 71 (30%)121 / 126 (49%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-4.3%+13.5%
Best / worst call+71.4% / -45.7%+298.3% / -63.8%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.5% · vs S&P 500 +0.8% (n = 38) · targets hit within a year 77% (n = 30)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$KR The Kroger Co.Hold · Maintained$60.00-10.1%Oct 21, 2026
$COST Costco Wholesale CorporationBuy · Reiterated$1,315+31.1%Oct 8, 2026
$WMT Walmart Inc.Buy · Reiterated$126+5.1%Aug 31, 2026
$TGT Target CorporationHold · Maintained$160+4.7%Aug 20, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Oct 21, 2026 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
  • Oct 8, 2026 $COST: Reiterated · Buy · $1,315 · article
  • Sep 25, 2026 $COST: Reiterated · Buy · $1,315 · article
  • Sep 25, 2026 $COST: Reiterated · Buy · $1,315
  • Sep 14, 2026 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
  • Aug 31, 2026 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $126 · article
  • Aug 20, 2026 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $126 · article
  • Aug 20, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Hold · $160 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
  • Jun 19, 2026 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
  • Jun 12, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Hold · $130 · article
  • May 29, 2026 $COST: Reiterated · Buy · $1,315 · article
  • May 22, 2026 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $145 · article
  • May 21, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Hold · $130 · article
  • Mar 5, 2026 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $70.00 · article
  • Mar 6, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Buy · $1,315 · article
  • Mar 4, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Hold · $130 · article
  • Dec 12, 2025 $COST: Reiterated · Buy · $1,175 · article
  • Dec 11, 2025 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $125 · article
  • Dec 5, 2025 $KR: Maintained · Hold · $70.00 · article

Kelly Bania4.7★ · 68% success · +8.4% 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.