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Brian Vaccaro (Raymond James): analyst track record on stock perps

Brian Vaccaro of Raymond James on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.2★

Success50%

Excess return+5.9%

rank#2,095

Ratings423

ratings on stock perps26

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	45	119
Stock	14	18
Buy / hold / sell	32 / 13 / 0	87 / 32 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 2 / 3	6 / 5 / 4
Price targets hit / missed	4 / 26 (13%)	19 / 63 (23%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-34.0%	-18.2%
Best / worst call	+44.5% / -68.8%	+436.7% / -73.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.3% · vs S&P 500 -4.6% · targets hit within a year 46% (n = 24)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$41.00	+13.5%	Apr 21, 2026

Recent ratings

Apr 21, 2026 $CMG: Reiterated · Buy · $41.00 · article
Jan 21, 2026 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $45.00 · article
Dec 5, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $40.00 · article
Oct 16, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $52.00 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $MCD: Reiterated · Hold · article
Aug 15, 2025 $CMG: Reiterated · Buy · $56.00 · article
Aug 7, 2025 $MCD: Maintained · Hold · article
Jul 24, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $60.00 · article
Jul 17, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $62.00 · article
Apr 24, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $58.00 · article
Apr 16, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $60.00 · article
Apr 4, 2025 $MCD: Reiterated · Hold · article
Feb 11, 2025 $MCD: Reiterated · Hold · article
Feb 5, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $66.00 · article
Jan 28, 2025 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $69.00 · article
Dec 16, 2024 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $72.00 · article
Oct 23, 2024 $MCD: Reiterated · Hold · article
Aug 13, 2024 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 25, 2024 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $62.50 · article
Apr 25, 2024 $CMG: Maintained · Buy · $66.47 · article

Brian Vaccaro4.2★ · 50% success · +5.9% 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.