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Reginald Smith (J.P. Morgan): analyst track record on stock perps

Reginald Smith of J.P. Morgan on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.2★

Success56%

Excess return+10.8%

rank#1,901

Ratings140

ratings on stock perps149

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	59	207
Stock	17	17
Buy / hold / sell	36 / 11 / 12	99 / 75 / 33
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	9 / 4 / 0	23 / 17 / 6
Price targets hit / missed	15 / 32 (32%)	100 / 74 (57%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-7.0%	+43.0%
Best / worst call	+81.8% / -70.1%	+571.4% / -73.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.7% · vs S&P 500 -2.5% · targets hit within a year 85% (n = 144)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$105	+54.4%	Aug 28, 2026
$MARA Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$13.00	+13.7%	May 14, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 28, 2026 $AFRM: Reiterated · Buy · $105 · article
Jul 8, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article
May 14, 2026 $MARA: Maintained · Buy · $13.00 · article
May 8, 2026 $AFRM: Reiterated · Buy · $80.00 · article
Feb 27, 2026 $MARA: Maintained · Buy · article
Feb 17, 2026 $CLSK: Maintained · Buy · article
Feb 18, 2026 $RIOT: Maintained · Buy · article
Feb 12, 2026 $SHOP: Reiterated · Buy · $146 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $IREN: Maintained · Sell · $39.00 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $CIFR: Maintained · Buy · $18.00 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $CLSK: Maintained · Buy · $14.00 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $RIOT: Maintained · Buy · $20.00 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $MARA: Maintained · Buy · $13.00 · article
Feb 6, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $79.00 · article
Feb 3, 2026 $SOFI: Upgraded · Buy · $31.00 · article
Feb 2, 2026 $CRCL: Upgraded · Buy · article
Jan 30, 2026 $SOFI: Maintained · Hold · article
Jan 21, 2026 $SHOP: Maintained · Buy · article
Jan 16, 2026 $RIOT: Maintained · Buy · article
Jan 5, 2026 $IREN: Maintained · Sell · article

Reginald Smith4.2★ · 56% success · +10.8% 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.