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Nik Cremo (Barclays): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars1★
Success47%
Excess return-2.2%
rank#9,914
Ratings45
ratings on stock perps16

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings3764
Stock1721
Buy / hold / sell18 / 15 / 427 / 33 / 4
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 0 / 61 / 0 / 11
Price targets hit / missed10 / 27 (27%)20 / 44 (31%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-4.8%-8.1%
Best / worst call+29.7% / -35.3%+84.6% / -89.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +6.6% · vs S&P 500 +3.5% · targets hit within a year – (n = 14)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.Buy · Maintained$105+54.4%Aug 28, 2026
$BTDR Bitdeer Technologies GroupBuy · Initiated$15.00+30.1%Aug 20, 2026
$TOST Toast, Inc.Buy · Maintained$39.00+22.1%Aug 5, 2026
$MSTR MicroStrategy IncorporatedBuy · Maintained$125-2.8%Aug 3, 2026
$MA Mastercard IncorporatedBuy · Maintained$660+16.7%Jul 31, 2026
$V Visa Inc.Buy · Maintained$420+14.4%Jul 30, 2026
$PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.Hold · Maintained$57.00+6.9%Jul 29, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 28, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $105 · article
  • Aug 20, 2026 $BTDR: Initiated · Buy · $15.00 · article
  • Aug 5, 2026 $TOST: Maintained · Buy · $39.00 · article
  • Aug 3, 2026 $MSTR: Maintained · Buy · $125 · article
  • Jul 31, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $660 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · $57.00 · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $PYPL: Upgraded · Hold · $55.00 · article
  • Jul 8, 2026 $PYPL: Initiated · Sell · $42.00 · article
  • Jul 8, 2026 $V: Initiated · Buy · $420
  • Jul 8, 2026 $TOST: Initiated · Buy · $35.00 · article
  • Jul 8, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $97.00 · article
  • Jul 8, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
  • Jul 8, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $640 · article
  • Jul 8, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Sell · $42.00 · article
  • Jul 8, 2026 $MSTR: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article

Nik Cremo1★ · 47% success · -2.2% 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.