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David Rescott (Robert W. Baird): analyst track record on stock perps

David Rescott of Robert W. Baird on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.9★

Success50%

Excess return+6.4%

rank#2,857

Ratings179

ratings on stock perps67

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	72	213
Stock	23	24
Buy / hold / sell	44 / 28 / 0	148 / 65 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 3 / 4	1 / 4 / 9
Price targets hit / missed	18 / 54 (25%)	71 / 141 (33%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-15.8%	-15.7%
Best / worst call	+176.7% / -74.0%	+176.7% / -89.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.3% · vs S&P 500 -0.8% · targets hit within a year 71% (n = 62)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$MDT Medtronic	Hold · Maintained	$100	+9.1%	Sep 2, 2026
$BSX Boston Scientific Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$56.00	+29.9%	Jul 30, 2026
$ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$500	+38.7%	Jul 17, 2026
$ABT Abbott Laboratories	Buy · Initiated	$121	+17.1%	Jun 30, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 2, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $100 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $56.00 · article
Jul 17, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $500 · article
Jun 30, 2026 $ABT: Initiated · Buy · $121 · article
Jun 4, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $85.00 · article
May 28, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $70.00 · article
May 19, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
Apr 23, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $78.00 · article
Apr 22, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $610 · article
Feb 18, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $100 · article
Feb 5, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $101 · article
Dec 16, 2025 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $103 · article
Dec 16, 2025 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $655 · article
Dec 16, 2025 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $118 · article
Nov 19, 2025 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $109 · article
Oct 22, 2025 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $655 · article
Oct 1, 2025 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $128 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $96.00 · article
Jul 24, 2025 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $123 · article
Jul 23, 2025 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $600 · article

David Rescott3.9★ · 50% success · +6.4% 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.