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Matthew Weston (UBS): analyst track record on stock perps

Matthew Weston of UBS on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.3★

Success70%

Excess return+10.2%

rank#1,823

Ratings117

ratings on stock perps42

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	65	157
Stock	21	22
Buy / hold / sell	41 / 24 / 0	73 / 66 / 18
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 1 / 0	4 / 2 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	13 / 51 (20%)	70 / 86 (45%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-6.5%	+2.7%
Best / worst call	+90.2% / -33.1%	+106.0% / -34.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.4% · vs S&P 500 +2.1% · targets hit within a year 97% (n = 42)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$AZN AstraZeneca PLC	Buy · Maintained	$236	+48.0%	Apr 30, 2026

Recent ratings

Apr 30, 2026 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $236 · article
Apr 10, 2026 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $236 · article
Feb 25, 2026 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $236 · article
Feb 10, 2026 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $218 · article
Jan 15, 2026 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $218 · article
Nov 7, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Oct 31, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Oct 13, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Aug 5, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Jul 29, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Jul 14, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Jul 7, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Jul 1, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Jun 3, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Apr 29, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Apr 10, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Apr 1, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Mar 17, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Mar 10, 2025 $AZN: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Feb 13, 2025 $AZN: Upgraded · Buy · $190 · article

Matthew Weston4.3★ · 70% success · +10.2% 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.