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Papa Talla Sylla (Citi): analyst track record on stock perps

Papa Talla Sylla of Citi 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★

Success83%

Excess return+150.2%

rank#417

Ratings12

ratings on stock perps12

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	12	15
Stock	6	6
Buy / hold / sell	12 / 0 / 0	15 / 0 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 0	0 / 0 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	6 / 6 (50%)	9 / 6 (60%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+5.5%	+57.0%
Best / worst call	+107.9% / -67.5%	+467.1% / -67.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +22.5% · vs S&P 500 +19.2% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 11)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$1,200	+28.2%	Aug 13, 2026
$ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$430	+51.1%	Aug 6, 2026
$COHR Coherent Corp.	Buy · Maintained	$420	+43.3%	Apr 21, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 13, 2026 $LITE: Maintained · Buy · $1,200 · article
Aug 6, 2026 $ALAB: Maintained · Buy · $430 · article
Jul 29, 2026 $ALAB: Maintained · Buy · $315 · article
Jul 16, 2026 $LITE: Maintained · Buy · $1,100 · article
Apr 21, 2026 $COHR: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
Feb 25, 2026 $LITE: Maintained · Buy · $800 · article
Feb 5, 2026 $LITE: Maintained · Buy · $560 · article
Jan 26, 2026 $COHR: Maintained · Buy · $250 · article
Jan 23, 2026 $LITE: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
Aug 29, 2025 $LITE: Initiated · Buy · $165 · article
Jun 3, 2025 $COHR: Maintained · Buy · $115 · article
Apr 14, 2025 $COHR: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article

Papa Talla Sylla4.8★ · 83% success · +150.2% 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.