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Nico Chen (DBS): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars3.8★

Success58%

Excess return+8.6%

rank#3,103

Ratings73

ratings on stock perps48

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	44	132
Stock	40	58
Buy / hold / sell	32 / 12 / 0	89 / 43 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 1	1 / 1 / 5
Price targets hit / missed	13 / 29 (31%)	47 / 65 (42%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-7.8%	+3.5%
Best / worst call	+203.6% / -40.8%	+446.5% / -76.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.8% · vs S&P 500 -0.1% · targets hit within a year 75% (n = 47)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$LLY Eli Lilly and Company	Buy · Maintained	$1,550	+38.0%	Aug 25, 2026
$ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$480	+33.2%	Mar 18, 2026
$MDT Medtronic	Hold · Maintained	$90.00	-1.8%	Mar 18, 2026
$SYK Stryker Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$450	+66.7%	Mar 18, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 25, 2026 $LLY: Maintained · Buy · $1,550 · article
Mar 18, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Hold · $480 · article
Mar 18, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $90.00 · article
Mar 18, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
Feb 25, 2026 $ABBV: Maintained · Hold · $230 · article
Feb 24, 2026 $JNJ: Maintained · Hold · $240 · article
Jan 28, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · $45.00 · article
Jan 28, 2026 $MRK: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
Jan 19, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $540 · article
Jan 22, 2026 $AMGN: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
Jan 22, 2026 $REGN: Maintained · Buy · $910 · article
Jan 2, 2026 $LLY: Maintained · Buy · $1,333 · article
May 30, 2025 $MRK: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
May 30, 2025 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $125 · article
May 30, 2025 $LLY: Maintained · Buy · $1,010 · article
May 30, 2025 $JNJ: Maintained · Hold · $160 · article
May 30, 2025 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $90.00 · article
May 30, 2025 $AMGN: Maintained · Buy · $365 · article
May 30, 2025 $REGN: Initiated · Buy · $700 · article
May 30, 2025 $PFE: Maintained · Buy · $30.00 · article

Nico Chen3.8★ · 58% success · +8.6% 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.