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Tom Nikic (Needham): analyst track record on stock perps
Tom Nikic of Needham on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars4★
Success49%
Excess return+6.6%
rank#2,467
Ratings225
ratings on stock perps51
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 121 | 247 |
| Stock | 33 | 38 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 75 / 46 / 0 | 161 / 86 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 1 / 1 / 12 | 2 / 2 / 26 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 9 / 64 (12%) | 34 / 145 (19%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -15.9% | -23.1% |
| Best / worst call | +44.2% / -76.7% | +90.0% / -82.3% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.3% · vs S&P 500 -4.7% (n = 28)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Oct 2, 2026 $NKE: Reiterated · Hold · article
- Oct 2, 2026 $NKE: Maintained · Hold
- Sep 24, 2026 $NKE: Reiterated · Hold · article
- Sep 24, 2026 $NKE: Maintained · Hold
- Sep 4, 2026 $LULU: Reiterated · Hold · article
- Aug 26, 2026 $ANF: Reiterated · Buy · $165 · article
- Aug 18, 2026 $LULU: Reiterated · Hold · article
- Jul 1, 2026 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jun 25, 2026 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jun 5, 2026 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · article
- May 27, 2026 $ANF: Maintained · Buy · $108 · article
- Apr 22, 2026 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · article
- Apr 1, 2026 $NKE: Maintained · Hold · article
- Mar 26, 2026 $ANF: Initiated · Buy · $108 · article
- Mar 18, 2026 $LULU: Reiterated · Hold · article
- Jan 12, 2026 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · article
- Jan 8, 2026 $NKE: Downgraded · Hold · article
- Dec 19, 2025 $NKE: Maintained · Buy · $68.00 · article
- Dec 18, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · article
- Dec 12, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · article
Tom Nikic4★ · 49% success · +6.6% 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.