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Bill Kirk (Roth MKM): analyst track record on stock perps

Bill Kirk of Roth MKM on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars0.1★

Success39%

Excess return-8.0%

rank#12,285

Ratings360

ratings on stock perps46

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	120	260
Stock	44	47
Buy / hold / sell	77 / 33 / 10	149 / 101 / 10
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	4 / 1 / 0	6 / 1 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	32 / 82 (28%)	77 / 166 (32%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-19.6%	-10.1%
Best / worst call	+97.6% / -100.0%	+242.4% / -100.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.6% · vs S&P 500 +0.5% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 44)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$WMT Walmart Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$138	+30.5%	Aug 21, 2026
$TGT Target Corporation	Hold · Reiterated	$142	-8.8%	Aug 20, 2026
$COST Costco Wholesale Corporation	Sell · Maintained	$781	-13.5%	Aug 6, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 21, 2026 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $138 · article
Aug 20, 2026 $TGT: Reiterated · Hold · $142 · article
Aug 6, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Sell · $781 · article
Jul 9, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Sell · $781 · article
May 29, 2026 $COST: Reiterated · Sell · $781 · article
May 22, 2026 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $138 · article
May 22, 2026 $TGT: Reiterated · Hold · $114 · article
Apr 9, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Sell · $769 · article
Mar 6, 2026 $COST: Reiterated · Sell · $769 · article
Mar 3, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Hold · $88.00 · article
Feb 20, 2026 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $138 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Sell · $769 · article
Jan 8, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Sell · $769 · article
Dec 15, 2025 $COST: Downgraded · Sell · $769 · article
Nov 20, 2025 $TGT: Reiterated · Hold · $88.00 · article
Sep 26, 2025 $COST: Reiterated · Hold · $907 · article
Aug 22, 2025 $WMT: Reiterated · Buy · $108 · article
Aug 21, 2025 $TGT: Reiterated · Hold · $90.00 · article
Jul 10, 2025 $COST: Reiterated · Hold · $907 · article
May 22, 2025 $TGT: Reiterated · Hold · $90.00 · article

Bill Kirk0.1★ · 39% success · -8.0% 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.