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Simon Woo (Bank of America Securities): analyst track record on stock perps

Simon Woo of Bank of America Securities 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★

Success60%

Excess return+17.5%

rank#1,940

Ratings55

ratings on stock perps13

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	6	21
Stock	3	4
Buy / hold / sell	6 / 0 / 0	15 / 4 / 2
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 0	3 / 1 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	1 / 5 (17%)	10 / 9 (53%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-22.4%	+120.5%
Best / worst call	+104.0% / -52.3%	+464.4% / -67.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +4.1% · vs S&P 500 -1.4% · targets hit within a year 71% (n = 12)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$SIMO Silicon Motion Technology Corporation	Buy · Reiterated	$450	+69.7%	Jul 31, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 31, 2026 $SIMO: Reiterated · Buy · $450 · article
May 27, 2026 $SIMO: Reiterated · Buy · $450 · article
Oct 24, 2025 $SIMO: Reiterated · Buy · $130 · article
Jul 31, 2025 $SIMO: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
Jun 18, 2025 $SIMO: Upgraded · Buy · $90.00 · article
May 1, 2025 $SIMO: Reiterated · Hold · $55.00 · article
Apr 23, 2025 $SIMO: Upgraded · Hold · $47.00 · article
Oct 31, 2024 $SIMO: Maintained · Sell · $50.00 · article
Aug 16, 2024 $SIMO: Downgraded · Sell · $60.00 · article
Aug 2, 2024 $SIMO: Reiterated · Buy · $90.00 · article
May 3, 2024 $SIMO: Reiterated · Buy · $90.00 · article
Nov 2, 2023 $SIMO: Maintained · Buy · $80.00 · article
Jul 28, 2023 $SIMO: Reiterated · Buy · $70.00 · article

Simon Woo4.2★ · 60% success · +17.5% 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.