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Steven Shemesh (RBC Capital): analyst track record on stock perps

Steven Shemesh of RBC Capital on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars0.8★
Success44%
Excess return-1.2%
rank#10,462
Ratings347
ratings on stock perps140

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings164427
Stock3030
Buy / hold / sell118 / 46 / 0311 / 116 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 1 / 21 / 2 / 5
Price targets hit / missed32 / 132 (20%)109 / 316 (26%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-11.0%+1.0%
Best / worst call+1,348.3% / -55.2%+1,348.3% / -92.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.9% · vs S&P 500 -0.2% · targets hit within a year 73% (n = 124)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$WMT Walmart Inc.Buy · Reiterated$131+23.9%Aug 20, 2026
$LOW Lowe'sHold · Reiterated$231+17.5%Aug 19, 2026
$TGT Target CorporationBuy · Reiterated$178+14.3%Aug 19, 2026
$HD The Home Depot, Inc.Hold · Reiterated$342+11.9%Aug 18, 2026
$ORLY O'Reilly Auto PartsBuy · Reiterated$110+28.6%Jul 30, 2026
$COST Costco Wholesale CorporationHold · Initiated$1,000+10.8%Jul 13, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 20, 2026 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $131 · article
  • Aug 19, 2026 $LOW: Reiterated · Hold · $231 · article
  • Aug 19, 2026 $TGT: Reiterated · Buy · $178 · article
  • Aug 18, 2026 $HD: Reiterated · Hold · $342 · article
  • Aug 12, 2026 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · $231
  • Aug 12, 2026 $HD: Maintained · Hold · $343
  • Aug 12, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $137 · article
  • Aug 12, 2026 $LOW: Maintained · Hold · $231 · article
  • Aug 12, 2026 $HD: Maintained · Hold · $343 · article
  • Aug 12, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $166 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $ORLY: Reiterated · Buy · $110 · article
  • Jul 22, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $137 · article
  • Jul 21, 2026 $ORLY: Maintained · Buy · $110
  • Jul 13, 2026 $COST: Initiated · Hold · $1,000 · article
  • Jun 24, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $153 · article
  • Jun 5, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $137 · article
  • May 21, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $137 · article
  • May 20, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $153 · article
  • May 20, 2026 $LOW: Reiterated · Hold · $232 · article
  • May 19, 2026 $HD: Maintained · Hold · $340 · article

Steven Shemesh0.8★ · 44% success · -1.2% 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.