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Lee Simpson (Morgan Stanley): analyst track record on stock perps
Lee Simpson of Morgan Stanley on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars3.5★
Success50%
Excess return+5.1%
rank#3,725
Ratings115
ratings on stock perps69
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 56 | 107 |
| Stock | 16 | 17 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 43 / 13 / 0 | 88 / 19 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 3 / 4 / 1 | 7 / 5 / 4 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 16 / 40 (29%) | 42 / 65 (39%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -6.0% | +4.0% |
| Best / worst call | +68.7% / -47.5% | +314.2% / -47.5% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move -2.5% · vs S&P 500 -1.3% (n = 53) · targets hit within a year 85% (n = 40)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Oct 20, 2026 $CDNS: Reiterated · Buy · $400 · article
- Oct 20, 2026 $SNPS: Maintained · Buy · $574 · article
- Oct 20, 2026 $SNPS: Reiterated · Buy · $574 · article
- Sep 18, 2026 $ARM: Reiterated · Hold · $212 · article
- Sep 8, 2026 $SNPS: Upgraded · Buy · $500 · article
- Aug 19, 2026 $SNPS: Maintained · Hold · $500 · article
- Jul 30, 2026 $ARM: Maintained · Hold · $212 · article
- Jul 29, 2026 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
- Jul 21, 2026 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $370
- May 28, 2026 $SNPS: Maintained · Hold · $525 · article
- May 20, 2026 $SNPS: Maintained · Hold · $494 · article
- May 7, 2026 $ARM: Maintained · Hold · $202 · article
- Apr 17, 2026 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $307 · article
- Apr 7, 2026 $ARM: Downgraded · Hold · $150 · article
- Mar 4, 2026 $SNPS: Maintained · Hold · $480 · article
- Feb 27, 2026 $SNPS: Downgraded · Hold · $480 · article
- Feb 27, 2026 $SNPS: Downgraded · Hold · $480 · article
- Feb 18, 2026 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $370 · article
- Feb 6, 2026 $ARM: Maintained · Buy · $135 · article
- Jan 23, 2026 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $385 · article
Lee Simpson3.5★ · 50% success · +5.1% 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.