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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.

Stars5★
Success58%
Excess return+28.9%
rank#117
Ratings495
ratings on stock perps55

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings134391
Stock3134
Buy / hold / sell120 / 14 / 0340 / 51 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations4 / 0 / 25 / 0 / 2
Price targets hit / missed28 / 95 (23%)169 / 172 (50%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-20.5%+19.7%
Best / worst call+50.3% / -62.6%+394.1% / -74.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.5% · vs S&P 500 -0.1% (n = 52) · targets hit within a year 94% (n = 36)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$TTMI TTM Technologies, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$175+118.4%Sep 21, 2026
$CGNX Cognex CorporationBuy · Reiterated$80.00+44.0%Sep 15, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 21, 2026 $TTMI: Reiterated · Buy · $175 · article
  • Sep 21, 2026 $TTMI: Reiterated · Buy · $175
  • Sep 15, 2026 $CGNX: Reiterated · Buy · $80.00 · article
  • 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

James Ricchiuti5★ · 58% success · +28.9% 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.