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Piyush Avasthy (Citi): analyst track record on stock perps

Piyush Avasthy 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.

Stars2.6★

Success63%

Excess return+10.2%

rank#5,981

Ratings8

ratings on stock perps13

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	30	39
Stock	5	5
Buy / hold / sell	12 / 18 / 0	12 / 27 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 0 / 2	2 / 0 / 4
Price targets hit / missed	16 / 14 (53%)	24 / 15 (62%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+0.7%	+9.2%
Best / worst call	+46.9% / -23.2%	+137.3% / -23.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +4.5% · vs S&P 500 +1.8% · targets hit within a year – (n = 13)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$CGNX Cognex Corporation	Hold · Maintained	$74.00	+20.0%	Aug 7, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 7, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $74.00 · article
Jul 13, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $72.00 · article
May 8, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $68.00 · article
Apr 13, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
Mar 6, 2026 $CGNX: Reiterated · Hold · $60.00 · article
Feb 13, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
Jan 9, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $42.00 · article
Dec 5, 2025 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $42.00 · article
Jul 14, 2025 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $37.00 · article
Apr 14, 2025 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $26.00 · article
Jan 13, 2025 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $42.00 · article
Apr 8, 2024 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $43.00 · article
Aug 30, 2023 $CGNX: Initiated · Hold · $52.00 · article

Piyush Avasthy2.6★ · 63% 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.