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Mark Astrachan (Stifel Nicolaus): analyst track record on stock perps

Mark Astrachan of Stifel Nicolaus on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.8★

Success63%

Excess return+13.7%

rank#532

Ratings337

ratings on stock perps117

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	0	194
Stock	0	17
Buy / hold / sell	–	90 / 104 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 0	2 / 3 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	–	55 / 137 (29%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	–	-15.2%
Best / worst call	– / –	+87.7% / -81.9%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.7% · vs S&P 500 +0.6% · targets hit within a year 72% (n = 105)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
No current calls on stock perps.

Recent ratings

Apr 25, 2025 $PG: Maintained · Hold · $161 · article
Apr 10, 2025 $COST: Maintained · Buy · $1,035 · article
Apr 9, 2025 $WMT: Maintained · Hold · $91.00 · article
Mar 20, 2025 $COST: Maintained · Buy · $1,035 · article
Mar 20, 2025 $WMT: Maintained · Hold · $93.00 · article
Mar 20, 2025 $TGT: Maintained · Hold · $120 · article
Mar 10, 2025 $CELH: Maintained · Buy · $37.00 · article
Mar 7, 2025 $COST: Maintained · Buy · $1,075 · article
Mar 5, 2025 $TGT: Maintained · Hold · $130 · article
Feb 28, 2025 $MNST: Maintained · Buy · $59.00 · article
Feb 23, 2025 $WMT: Maintained · Hold · $99.00 · article
Feb 20, 2025 $CELH: Maintained · Buy · $37.00 · article
Feb 20, 2025 $WMT: Maintained · Hold · $99.00 · article
Feb 10, 2025 $CELH: Maintained · Buy · $37.00 · article
Feb 5, 2025 $COST: Maintained · Buy · $1,075 · article
Feb 3, 2025 $CL: Maintained · Hold · $93.00 · article
Jan 23, 2025 $PG: Maintained · Hold · $165 · article
Jan 22, 2025 $MNST: Maintained · Buy · $59.00 · article
Jan 17, 2025 $CL: Maintained · Hold · $95.00 · article
Jan 17, 2025 $PG: Maintained · Hold · $161 · article

Mark Astrachan4.8★ · 63% success · +13.7% 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.