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Whitney Ijem (Canaccord Genuity): analyst track record on stock perps

Whitney Ijem of Canaccord Genuity on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.8★
Success47%
Excess return+19.5%
rank#610
Ratings331
ratings on stock perps32

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings129339
Stock2727
Buy / hold / sell119 / 10 / 0296 / 31 / 12
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 0 / 62 / 1 / 10
Price targets hit / missed16 / 113 (12%)63 / 276 (19%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-52.4%-43.6%
Best / worst call+127.9% / -92.0%+285.6% / -98.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.1% · vs S&P 500 -1.9% · targets hit within a year 25% (n = 31)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$VRTX Vertex PharmaceuticalsHold · Maintained$442-14.1%Aug 4, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 4, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $442 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $436 · article
  • May 5, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $436 · article
  • Apr 28, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $441 · article
  • Apr 14, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $441 · article
  • Mar 11, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $441 · article
  • Feb 13, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $441 · article
  • Feb 17, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $441 · article
  • Aug 6, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $411 · article
  • Jun 23, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $424 · article
  • Jun 12, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $424 · article
  • May 6, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $424 · article
  • Apr 1, 2025 $VRTX: Reiterated · Hold · $424 · article
  • Mar 18, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Hold · $424 · article
  • Feb 11, 2025 $VRTX: Upgraded · Hold · $424 · article
  • Jan 31, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Sell · $408 · article
  • Dec 19, 2024 $VRTX: Maintained · Sell · $408 · article
  • Nov 5, 2024 $VRTX: Maintained · Sell · $408 · article
  • Oct 30, 2024 $VRTX: Maintained · Sell · $361 · article
  • Jul 31, 2024 $VRTX: Maintained · Sell · $376 · article

Whitney Ijem4.8★ · 47% success · +19.5% 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.