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Brandon Vazquez (William Blair): analyst track record on stock perps

Brandon Vazquez of William Blair on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars0.2★
Success34%
Excess return-6.3%
rank#11,938
Ratings185
ratings on stock perps32

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings194279
Stock4545
Buy / hold / sell161 / 33 / 0230 / 49 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 5 / 14 / 7 / 3
Price targets hit / missed5 / 6 (45%)5 / 6 (45%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-3.7%-3.7%
Best / worst call+18.3% / -26.4%+18.3% / -26.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.1% · vs S&P 500 +0.4% · targets hit within a year – (n = 29)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$MDT MedtronicBuy · MaintainedSep 10, 2026
$ABT Abbott LaboratoriesBuy · MaintainedAug 21, 2026
$ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Buy · MaintainedJul 17, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 10, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Sep 1, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Aug 21, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jun 3, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Apr 22, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $451 · article
  • Apr 17, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Apr 1, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Buy · $86.00 · article
  • Mar 19, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Feb 17, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Feb 5, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Feb 3, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jan 23, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jan 14, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jan 6, 2026 $MDT: Upgraded · Buy · article
  • Dec 22, 2025 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Dec 4, 2025 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Dec 4, 2025 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Nov 19, 2025 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · article

Brandon Vazquez0.2★ · 34% success · -6.3% 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.