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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.
Stars3.5★
Success43%
Excess return+4.3%
rank#3,726
Ratings219
ratings on stock perps47
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 106 | 227 |
| Stock | 26 | 31 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 68 / 38 / 0 | 147 / 80 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 1 / 2 / 6 | 2 / 2 / 19 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 6 / 61 (9%) | 22 / 147 (13%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -26.0% | -30.8% |
| Best / worst call | +34.2% / -53.1% | +169.3% / -82.3% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.9% · vs S&P 500 -3.3% · targets hit within a year 35% (n = 41)
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- 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
- Nov 21, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · article
- Oct 1, 2025 $NKE: Reiterated · Buy · $78.00 · article
- Sep 25, 2025 $LULU: Downgraded · Hold · article
- Sep 5, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Buy · $192 · article
Tom Nikic3.5★ · 43% success · +4.3% 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.