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Imron Zafar (Deutsche Bank): analyst track record on stock perps

Imron Zafar of Deutsche Bank on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.6★
Success85%
Excess return+19.7%
rank#3,570
Ratings13
ratings on stock perps11

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings113
Stock12
Buy / hold / sell0 / 0 / 10 / 8 / 5
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 0 / 00 / 1 / 0
Price targets hit / missed0 / 1 (0%)1 / 12 (8%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-1.5%-11.1%
Best / worst call-1.5% / -1.5%+31.1% / -38.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +5.3% · vs S&P 500 +2.1% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 11)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Sell · Maintained$366+1.5%Jun 2, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jun 2, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Sell · $366 · article
  • Aug 22, 2025 $ISRG: Maintained · Sell · $440 · article
  • Jun 9, 2025 $ISRG: Downgraded · Sell · $440 · article
  • Jan 24, 2025 $ISRG: Maintained · Hold · $585 · article
  • Oct 11, 2024 $ISRG: Maintained · Hold · $445 · article
  • Jul 19, 2024 $ISRG: Maintained · Hold · $445 · article
  • Jul 11, 2024 $ISRG: Reiterated · Hold · $390 · article
  • Jul 1, 2024 $ISRG: Maintained · Hold · $390 · article
  • Apr 19, 2024 $ISRG: Maintained · Hold · $390 · article
  • Jan 24, 2024 $ISRG: Maintained · Hold · $370 · article
  • Nov 3, 2023 $ISRG: Maintained · Hold · $275 · article

Imron Zafar3.6★ · 85% success · +19.7% 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.