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Thomas Chong (Jefferies): analyst track record on stock perps

Thomas Chong of Jefferies on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.4★

Success48%

Excess return+8.5%

rank#1,425

Ratings497

ratings on stock perps100

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	70	393
Stock	46	73
Buy / hold / sell	70 / 0 / 0	388 / 5 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 2	3 / 1 / 4
Price targets hit / missed	2 / 64 (3%)	25 / 363 (6%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-28.4%	-20.5%
Best / worst call	+494.5% / -74.8%	+677.1% / -84.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.7% · vs S&P 500 -2.3% · targets hit within a year 45% (n = 92)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$BIDU Baidu, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$181	+99.8%	May 8, 2026
$BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.	Buy · Maintained	$185	+70.4%	Apr 8, 2026
$GRAB Grab Holdings Limited	Buy · Maintained	$6.70	+122.6%	Mar 23, 2026

Recent ratings

May 8, 2026 $BIDU: Maintained · Buy · $181 · article
Apr 8, 2026 $BABA: Maintained · Buy · $185 · article
Mar 23, 2026 $GRAB: Maintained · Buy · $6.70 · article
Mar 19, 2026 $BABA: Reiterated · Buy · $212 · article
Feb 27, 2026 $BIDU: Maintained · Buy · $181 · article
Jan 20, 2026 $BIDU: Maintained · Buy · $181 · article
Jan 8, 2026 $BABA: Reiterated · Buy · $225 · article
Jan 2, 2026 $BIDU: Maintained · Buy · $181 · article
Nov 18, 2025 $BIDU: Maintained · Buy · $159 · article
Nov 19, 2025 $PDD: Maintained · Buy · $146 · article
Oct 13, 2025 $GRAB: Maintained · Buy · $6.80 · article
Oct 8, 2025 $BABA: Reiterated · Buy · $230 · article
Sep 29, 2025 $BIDU: Reiterated · Buy · article
Sep 29, 2025 $BABA: Maintained · Buy · $230 · article
Sep 17, 2025 $BIDU: Maintained · Buy · $157 · article
Sep 10, 2025 $BABA: Maintained · Buy · $178 · article
Aug 29, 2025 $BABA: Reiterated · Buy · $165 · article
Aug 25, 2025 $PDD: Maintained · Buy · $146 · article
Jul 16, 2025 $BIDU: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
Jul 9, 2025 $BABA: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article

Thomas Chong4.4★ · 48% success · +8.5% 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.