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Paul Matteis (Stifel Nicolaus): analyst track record on stock perps

Paul Matteis 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★

Success52%

Excess return+16.6%

rank#498

Ratings492

ratings on stock perps41

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	185	431
Stock	44	45
Buy / hold / sell	143 / 42 / 0	335 / 96 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 4 / 4	4 / 7 / 13
Price targets hit / missed	44 / 133 (25%)	142 / 272 (34%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-22.2%	-14.4%
Best / worst call	+217.6% / -98.0%	+270.6% / -98.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.7% · vs S&P 500 +0.5% · targets hit within a year 0% (n = 40)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Hold · Maintained	$500	-2.8%	Aug 9, 2026
$BIIB Biogen Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$242	+12.3%	Aug 2, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 9, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $500 · article
Aug 4, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $500 · article
Aug 2, 2026 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · $242 · article
Jul 14, 2026 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · $214 · article
May 5, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $466 · article
Apr 4, 2026 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · $214 · article
Mar 25, 2026 $VRTX: Reiterated · Hold · $466 · article
Mar 10, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $466 · article
Feb 13, 2026 $VRTX: Reiterated · Hold · $466 · article
Feb 10, 2026 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · $214 · article
Dec 15, 2025 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · $202 · article
Dec 11, 2025 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · article
Dec 1, 2025 $BIIB: Maintained · Buy · $202 · article
Nov 9, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · article
Nov 6, 2025 $BIIB: Upgraded · Buy · $202 · article
Nov 4, 2025 $VRTX: Reiterated · Hold · $445 · article
Sep 3, 2025 $BIIB: Maintained · Hold · $144 · article
Aug 5, 2025 $VRTX: Reiterated · Hold · $455 · article
Jun 11, 2025 $BIIB: Reiterated · Hold · $144 · article
May 14, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $494 · article

Paul Matteis4.8★ · 52% success · +16.6% 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.