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Jayson Bedford (Raymond James): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4.7★
Success60%
Excess return+8.6%
rank#818
Ratings497
ratings on stock perps44

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings41129
Stock2837
Buy / hold / sell35 / 6 / 0104 / 23 / 2
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations6 / 5 / 19 / 9 / 2
Price targets hit / missed9 / 24 (27%)22 / 80 (22%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-13.4%-12.3%
Best / worst call+150.8% / -51.0%+221.9% / -65.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.3% · vs S&P 500 -0.6% · targets hit within a year 46% (n = 41)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$MDT MedtronicHold · MaintainedSep 2, 2026
$SYK Stryker CorporationBuy · Maintained$370+37.0%Jul 31, 2026
$ABT Abbott LaboratoriesBuy · MaintainedJul 17, 2026
$ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Buy · Maintained$483+34.0%Jul 17, 2026
$JNJ Johnson & JohnsonBuy · Maintained$265-0.5%Jul 16, 2026
$BSX Boston Scientific CorporationBuy · Maintained$88.00+104.2%Mar 27, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 2, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · article
  • Jul 31, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $370 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy
  • Jul 17, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $483 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $JNJ: Maintained · Buy · $265 · article
  • Mar 27, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $88.00 · article
  • Jan 6, 2026 $SYK: Upgraded · Buy · $418 · article
  • Oct 22, 2025 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $603 · article
  • Oct 16, 2025 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · $146 · article
  • Oct 15, 2025 $JNJ: Maintained · Buy · $209 · article
  • Sep 8, 2025 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $124 · article
  • Aug 18, 2025 $MDT: Reiterated · Hold · article
  • Jul 24, 2025 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $124 · article
  • Jul 23, 2025 $ISRG: Reiterated · Buy · $592 · article
  • Jul 21, 2025 $BSX: Reiterated · Buy · $121 · article
  • Jul 18, 2025 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · $141 · article
  • Jul 11, 2025 $MDT: Reiterated · Hold · article
  • May 27, 2025 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $121 · article
  • Apr 24, 2025 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $121 · article

Jayson Bedford4.7★ · 60% success · +8.6% 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.