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Spiro M. Dounis (Citi): analyst track record on stock perps

Spiro M. Dounis 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.

Stars4.7★

Success66%

Excess return+9.6%

rank#798

Ratings324

ratings on stock perps27

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	77	178
Stock	40	41
Buy / hold / sell	52 / 22 / 3	102 / 70 / 6
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 2 / 5	7 / 4 / 11
Price targets hit / missed	35 / 41 (46%)	121 / 55 (69%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+2.1%	+24.1%
Best / worst call	+72.2% / -48.0%	+180.7% / -48.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.6% · vs S&P 500 -0.5% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 26)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$WMB Williams Companies	Buy · Maintained	$84.00	+15.4%	Aug 6, 2026
$VG Venture Global, Inc.	Buy · Upgraded	$17.00	+9.7%	May 13, 2026
$LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$330	+18.8%	Apr 2, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 6, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $84.00 · article
May 13, 2026 $VG: Upgraded · Buy · $17.00 · article
May 8, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $83.00 · article
Apr 2, 2026 $LNG: Reiterated · Buy · $330 · article
Mar 4, 2026 $VG: Reiterated · Hold · $12.00 · article
Feb 12, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $81.00 · article
Jan 12, 2026 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $280 · article
Nov 24, 2025 $VG: Maintained · Hold · $9.00 · article
Nov 13, 2025 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $70.00 · article
Aug 28, 2025 $WMB: Reiterated · Buy · $65.00 · article
Aug 28, 2025 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $283 · article
Aug 4, 2025 $VG: Maintained · Hold · $16.00 · article
Jul 11, 2025 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $275 · article
Apr 7, 2025 $VG: Maintained · Hold · $11.00 · article
Apr 4, 2025 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $252 · article
Mar 11, 2025 $VG: Maintained · Hold · $11.00 · article
Mar 6, 2025 $VG: Maintained · Hold · $18.00 · article
Feb 25, 2025 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $65.00 · article
Feb 18, 2025 $VG: Initiated · Hold · $18.00 · article
Jan 8, 2025 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $220 · article

Spiro M. Dounis4.7★ · 66% success · +9.6% 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.