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David Roman (Goldman Sachs): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars3.7★

Success53%

Excess return+6.2%

rank#3,375

Ratings120

ratings on stock perps35

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	133	196
Stock	47	47
Buy / hold / sell	72 / 48 / 13	105 / 72 / 19
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 5 / 9	3 / 7 / 34
Price targets hit / missed	38 / 93 (29%)	54 / 139 (28%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-9.8%	-12.1%
Best / worst call	+295.3% / -66.9%	+295.3% / -69.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.7% · vs S&P 500 -2.9% · targets hit within a year 82% (n = 35)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$BSX Boston Scientific Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$57.00	+32.3%	Jul 14, 2026
$ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$558	+54.8%	Jun 15, 2026
$MDT Medtronic	Hold · Maintained	$83.00	-9.4%	Jun 4, 2026
$ABT Abbott Laboratories	Buy · Maintained	$113	+9.3%	May 31, 2026
$SYK Stryker Corporation	Hold · Maintained	$361	+33.7%	May 1, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 14, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $57.00 · article
Jun 15, 2026 $ISRG: Reiterated · Buy · $558 · article
Jun 4, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $83.00 · article
May 31, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · $113 · article
May 27, 2026 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $71.00 · article
May 22, 2026 $MDT: Initiated · Hold · $84.00 · article
May 1, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Hold · $361 · article
Apr 22, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $84.00 · article
Apr 13, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · $121 · article
Apr 9, 2026 $ABT: Reiterated · Buy · $121 · article
Apr 9, 2026 $ISRG: Reiterated · Buy · $609 · article
Apr 9, 2026 $SYK: Reiterated · Hold · $357 · article
Mar 26, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $93.00 · article
Feb 5, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $99.00 · article
Jan 9, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $112 · article
Jan 9, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $714 · article
Jan 9, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Hold · $399 · article
Nov 19, 2025 $MDT: Upgraded · Hold · $111 · article
Oct 22, 2025 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $124 · article
Oct 1, 2025 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · article

David Roman3.7★ · 53% success · +6.2% 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.