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Simon Hales (Citi): analyst track record on stock perps

Simon Hales 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.

Stars4.2★
Success61%
Excess return+5.5%
rank#2,122
Ratings259
ratings on stock perps23

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings59113
Stock2729
Buy / hold / sell50 / 9 / 087 / 26 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 0 / 02 / 0 / 0
Price targets hit / missed9 / 41 (18%)29 / 71 (29%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-13.6%-11.1%
Best / worst call+15.6% / -40.9%+81.6% / -84.4%

After buy calls: not enough measured cases yet

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$PM Philip Morris International Inc.Buy · Maintained$225+12.8%Jul 30, 2026
$MO AltriaHold · Maintained$70.00-5.8%Jul 16, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jul 30, 2026 $PM: Maintained · Buy · $225 · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $MO: Maintained · Hold · $70.00 · article
  • May 1, 2026 $MO: Reiterated · Hold · $70.00 · article
  • Feb 10, 2026 $PM: Maintained · Buy · $210 · article
  • Feb 9, 2026 $MO: Maintained · Hold · $65.00 · article
  • Sep 4, 2025 $PM: Maintained · Buy · $200 · article
  • Jul 10, 2025 $PM: Maintained · Buy · $200 · article
  • Jul 10, 2025 $MO: Maintained · Hold · $55.00 · article
  • Apr 25, 2025 $MO: Maintained · Hold · $55.00 · article
  • Apr 15, 2025 $PM: Maintained · Buy · $180 · article
  • Apr 1, 2025 $MO: Reiterated · Hold · $52.00 · article
  • Feb 19, 2025 $MO: Reiterated · Hold · $52.00 · article
  • Feb 7, 2025 $PM: Reiterated · Buy · $163 · article
  • Jan 30, 2025 $MO: Maintained · Hold · $52.00 · article
  • Jan 22, 2025 $MO: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Oct 8, 2024 $MO: Maintained · Hold · $48.00 · article
  • Oct 8, 2024 $PM: Reiterated · Buy · $132 · article
  • Apr 19, 2024 $PM: Reiterated · Buy · $113 · article
  • Apr 19, 2024 $MO: Reiterated · Hold · $43.50 · article
  • Oct 26, 2023 $MO: Maintained · Hold · $42.00 · article

Simon Hales4.2★ · 61% success · +5.5% 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.