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Simon Coles (Barclays): analyst track record on stock perps

Simon Coles of Barclays on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4★

Success54%

Excess return+5.3%

rank#2,443

Ratings311

ratings on stock perps31

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	54	121
Stock	26	27
Buy / hold / sell	31 / 18 / 5	69 / 44 / 8
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 1 / 0	4 / 1 / 2
Price targets hit / missed	30 / 21 (59%)	86 / 32 (73%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+20.4%	+50.9%
Best / worst call	+351.0% / -90.1%	+456.6% / -92.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +5.8% · vs S&P 500 +3.9% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 31)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg.	Buy · Maintained	$650	+51.9%	Jul 16, 2026
$ASML ASML Holding N.V.	Buy · Maintained	–	–	May 18, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 16, 2026 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $650 · article
Jun 29, 2026 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $625 · article
May 18, 2026 $ASML: Maintained · Buy · article
Apr 22, 2026 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $470 · article
Apr 16, 2026 $TSM: Reiterated · Buy · $450 · article
Apr 1, 2026 $TSM: Reiterated · Buy · $450 · article
Jan 16, 2026 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
Jan 8, 2026 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $380 · article
Oct 17, 2025 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $355 · article
Oct 9, 2025 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $330 · article
Sep 16, 2025 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $325 · article
Jul 17, 2025 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $275 · article
Jul 3, 2025 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $240 · article
Jun 3, 2025 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $240 · article
Apr 21, 2025 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $215 · article
Apr 17, 2025 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $215 · article
Mar 28, 2025 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $255 · article
Jan 17, 2025 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $255 · article
Jan 8, 2025 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $240 · article
Nov 18, 2024 $TSM: Maintained · Buy · $240 · article

Simon Coles4★ · 54% success · +5.3% 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.