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John Baumgartner (Mizuho Securities): analyst track record on stock perps

John Baumgartner of Mizuho Securities on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4★

Success53%

Excess return+5.3%

rank#2,505

Ratings311

ratings on stock perps40

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	73	293
Stock	34	36
Buy / hold / sell	42 / 23 / 8	177 / 91 / 25
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 2	0 / 1 / 7
Price targets hit / missed	13 / 47 (22%)	70 / 198 (26%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+829.0%	+176.0%
Best / worst call	+40,305.9% / -79.6%	+40,305.9% / -100.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.1% · vs S&P 500 -0.5% · targets hit within a year 11% (n = 38)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$BYND Beyond Meat, Inc.	Sell · Maintained	$15.00	+43.5%	Apr 6, 2026

Recent ratings

Apr 6, 2026 $BYND: Maintained · Sell · $15.00 · article
Apr 2, 2026 $BYND: Maintained · Sell · $0.50 · article
Mar 17, 2026 $BYND: Maintained · Sell · $0.50 · article
Jan 8, 2026 $MDLZ: Maintained · Buy · $67.00 · article
Nov 13, 2025 $BYND: Maintained · Sell · $1.00 · article
Oct 28, 2025 $MDLZ: Maintained · Buy · $70.00 · article
Oct 24, 2025 $BYND: Maintained · Sell · $1.50 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $BYND: Reiterated · Sell · $2.00 · article
Jul 27, 2025 $MDLZ: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
Jul 27, 2025 $BYND: Maintained · Sell · $2.00 · article
Aug 7, 2025 $BYND: Maintained · Sell · $2.00 · article
Apr 30, 2025 $MDLZ: Maintained · Buy · $75.00 · article
Apr 28, 2025 $BYND: Maintained · Sell · $2.00 · article
Feb 27, 2025 $BYND: Maintained · Sell · $3.00 · article
Feb 24, 2025 $MDLZ: Maintained · Buy · $73.00 · article
Feb 14, 2025 $MDLZ: Maintained · Buy · $70.00 · article
Feb 5, 2025 $MDLZ: Maintained · Buy · $64.00 · article
Jan 31, 2025 $MDLZ: Maintained · Buy · $69.00 · article
Dec 23, 2024 $BYND: Maintained · Sell · $3.00 · article
Dec 23, 2024 $MDLZ: Maintained · Buy · $77.00 · article

John Baumgartner4★ · 53% success · +5.3% 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.