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James Ricchiuti (Needham): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.9★

Success57%

Excess return+28.0%

rank#166

Ratings494

ratings on stock perps52

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	124	378
Stock	31	34
Buy / hold / sell	112 / 12 / 0	329 / 49 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	3 / 0 / 2	4 / 0 / 2
Price targets hit / missed	30 / 85 (26%)	169 / 161 (51%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-10.7%	+39.1%
Best / worst call	+92.5% / -56.3%	+543.9% / -66.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.5% · vs S&P 500 +0.7% · targets hit within a year 94% (n = 48)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$TTMI TTM Technologies, Inc.	Buy · Reiterated	$220	+79.8%	Aug 18, 2026
$CGNX Cognex Corporation	Buy · Reiterated	$80.00	+29.7%	Aug 7, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 18, 2026 $TTMI: Reiterated · Buy · $220 · article
Aug 7, 2026 $CGNX: Reiterated · Buy · $80.00 · article
Aug 6, 2026 $TTMI: Reiterated · Buy · $220 · article
Jun 18, 2026 $TTMI: Reiterated · Buy · $220 · article
May 8, 2026 $CGNX: Reiterated · Buy · $75.00 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $TTMI: Reiterated · Buy · $160 · article
Feb 12, 2026 $CGNX: Reiterated · Buy · $67.00 · article
Feb 5, 2026 $TTMI: Reiterated · Buy · $125 · article
Jan 13, 2026 $TTMI: Reiterated · Buy · $105 · article
Nov 12, 2025 $TTMI: Maintained · Buy · $79.00 · article
Oct 31, 2025 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $47.00 · article
Oct 30, 2025 $TTMI: Reiterated · Buy · $77.00 · article
Sep 23, 2025 $TTMI: Maintained · Buy · $65.00 · article
Aug 15, 2025 $TTMI: Reiterated · Buy · $56.00 · article
Jul 31, 2025 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $45.00 · article
Jul 31, 2025 $TTMI: Maintained · Buy · $56.00 · article
Jun 20, 2025 $TTMI: Maintained · Buy · $43.00 · article
Jun 11, 2025 $CGNX: Reiterated · Buy · $36.00 · article
May 1, 2025 $CGNX: Maintained · Buy · $33.00 · article
May 1, 2025 $TTMI: Reiterated · Buy · $35.00 · article

James Ricchiuti4.9★ · 57% success · +28.0% 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.