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Stephen Willey (Stifel Nicolaus): analyst track record on stock perps
Stephen Willey 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.
Stars4.2★
Success42%
Excess return+6.5%
rank#2,040
Ratings489
ratings on stock perps39
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 135 | 318 |
| Stock | 29 | 34 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 118 / 17 / 0 | 251 / 67 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 0 / 0 / 4 | 2 / 3 / 11 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 13 / 113 (10%) | 81 / 221 (27%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -41.6% | -19.9% |
| Best / worst call | +72.3% / -93.8% | +360.8% / -97.8% |
After buy calls: not enough measured cases yet
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Sep 11, 2026 $EXEL: Maintained · Hold · article
- Aug 6, 2026 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · $9.00 · article
- Aug 6, 2026 $EXEL: Maintained · Hold · $51.00 · article
- May 12, 2026 $ABCL: Reiterated · Buy · $8.00 · article
- May 6, 2026 $EXEL: Reiterated · Hold · $47.00 · article
- Apr 30, 2026 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · $7.00 · article
- Mar 1, 2026 $EXEL: Maintained · Hold · article
- Feb 25, 2026 $ABCL: Reiterated · Buy · $7.00 · article
- Feb 11, 2026 $EXEL: Maintained · Hold · $44.00 · article
- Jan 12, 2026 $EXEL: Reiterated · Hold · $43.00 · article
- Dec 11, 2025 $EXEL: Maintained · Hold · $43.00 · article
- Nov 7, 2025 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · $7.00 · article
- Nov 5, 2025 $EXEL: Maintained · Hold · $43.00 · article
- Aug 8, 2025 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · $7.00 · article
- Jul 29, 2025 $EXEL: Maintained · Hold · $41.00 · article
- Jun 23, 2025 $EXEL: Reiterated · Hold · $38.00 · article
- Jun 3, 2025 $EXEL: Reiterated · Hold · $38.00 · article
- May 13, 2025 $EXEL: Maintained · Hold · $38.00 · article
- May 9, 2025 $ABCL: Maintained · Buy · $8.00 · article
- Mar 26, 2025 $EXEL: Reiterated · Hold · $36.00 · article
Stephen Willey4.2★ · 42% success · +6.5% 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.