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Selman Akyol (Stifel Nicolaus): analyst track record on stock perps

Selman Akyol 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.

Stars5★

Success75%

Excess return+16.7%

rank#70

Ratings483

ratings on stock perps14

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	103	301
Stock	33	33
Buy / hold / sell	83 / 20 / 0	223 / 78 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 1 / 7	3 / 5 / 11
Price targets hit / missed	42 / 61 (41%)	206 / 95 (68%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-4.4%	+11.6%
Best / worst call	+37.1% / -45.3%	+184.1% / -45.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.6% · vs S&P 500 +1.9% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 14)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$WMB Williams Companies	Buy · Maintained	$83.00	+14.0%	Aug 4, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 4, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $83.00 · article
May 6, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $83.00 · article
Feb 13, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $78.00 · article
Nov 5, 2025 $WMB: Reiterated · Buy · $69.00 · article
Sep 11, 2025 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $64.00 · article
Aug 6, 2025 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $64.00 · article
Jul 16, 2025 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $63.00 · article
May 6, 2025 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $62.00 · article
Feb 13, 2025 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $61.00 · article
Nov 8, 2024 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $61.00 · article
Sep 17, 2024 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $46.00 · article
Jul 10, 2024 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $46.00 · article
May 8, 2024 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $43.00 · article
Dec 28, 2023 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $40.00 · article

Selman Akyol5★ · 75% success · +16.7% 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.