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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★
Success46%
Excess return+25.0%
rank#2,389
Ratings26
ratings on stock perps14

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings2532
Stock77
Buy / hold / sell25 / 0 / 032 / 0 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 3
Price targets hit / missed1 / 21 (5%)8 / 21 (28%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-27.0%-5.9%
Best / worst call+7.8% / -35.6%+92.9% / -35.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.2% · vs S&P 500 -1.9% · targets hit within a year – (n = 13)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$SNPS SynopsysBuy · Reiterated$610+53.6%Aug 27, 2026
$CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc.Buy · Maintained$420+47.4%Jul 29, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 27, 2026 $SNPS: Reiterated · Buy · $610 · 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
  • Apr 29, 2026 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $400 · 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
  • 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★ · 46% success · +25.0% 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.