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Kelsey Chia (Citi): analyst track record on stock perps

Kelsey Chia 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.

Stars4.2★
Success56%
Excess return+26.4%
rank#1,924
Ratings27
ratings on stock perps29

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings2836
Stock77
Buy / hold / sell28 / 0 / 036 / 0 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 3
Price targets hit / missed0 / 25 (0%)8 / 25 (24%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-21.2%-2.2%
Best / worst call-3.1% / -33.5%+96.9% / -33.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.7% · vs S&P 500 -1.8% (n = 28)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$MPWR Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Buy · Reiterated––Oct 20, 2026
$SNPS SynopsysBuy · Reiterated$610+41.8%Aug 27, 2026
$CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc.Buy · Maintained$420+32.7%Jul 29, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Oct 20, 2026 $MPWR: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Aug 27, 2026 $SNPS: Reiterated · Buy · $610 · article
  • Jul 31, 2026 $MPWR: Reiterated · Buy · $1,820 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
  • May 28, 2026 $SNPS: Maintained · Buy · $610 · article
  • May 13, 2026 $SNPS: Reiterated · Buy · $600 · article
  • May 4, 2026 $MPWR: Reiterated · Buy · $1,820 · article
  • Apr 29, 2026 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
  • Mar 18, 2026 $MPWR: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Mar 12, 2026 $SNPS: Reiterated · Buy · $580 · article
  • Feb 26, 2026 $SNPS: Reiterated · Buy · $580 · article
  • Feb 18, 2026 $CDNS: Reiterated · Buy · $385 · article
  • Feb 9, 2026 $MPWR: Maintained · Buy · $1,350 · article
  • Jan 6, 2026 $MPWR: Maintained · Buy · $1,350 · article
  • Jan 6, 2026 $SNPS: Reiterated · Buy · $580 · article
  • Dec 12, 2025 $SNPS: Reiterated · Buy · $580 · article
  • Dec 2, 2025 $CDNS: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Dec 2, 2025 $SNPS: Reiterated · Buy · article
  • Nov 25, 2025 $SNPS: Initiated · Buy · $580 · article
  • Nov 25, 2025 $CDNS: Initiated · Buy · $385 · article

Kelsey Chia4.2★ · 56% success · +26.4% 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.