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Joseph Vruwink (Robert W. Baird): analyst track record on stock perps

Joseph Vruwink of Robert W. Baird on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.5★
Success59%
Excess return+8.1%
rank#1,154
Ratings432
ratings on stock perps104

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings60285
Stock2931
Buy / hold / sell42 / 18 / 0220 / 65 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 2 / 05 / 4 / 2
Price targets hit / missed6 / 54 (10%)29 / 254 (10%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-21.9%-29.6%
Best / worst call+185.0% / -65.7%+185.0% / -88.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.0% · vs S&P 500 -0.8% · targets hit within a year 73% (n = 94)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$SNPS SynopsysBuy · Upgraded$560+41.0%Aug 27, 2026
$VEEV Veeva Systems Inc.Buy · Maintained$300+15.0%Aug 27, 2026
$ADSK Autodesk, Inc.Buy · Maintained$325+53.6%Aug 21, 2026
$CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc.Buy · Maintained$420+47.4%Jul 28, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 27, 2026 $VEEV: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • Aug 27, 2026 $SNPS: Upgraded · Buy · $560 · article
  • Aug 21, 2026 $ADSK: Maintained · Buy · $325 · article
  • Jul 28, 2026 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
  • Jun 4, 2026 $VEEV: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
  • May 28, 2026 $SNPS: Maintained · Hold · $558 · article
  • Apr 28, 2026 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $385 · article
  • Jan 8, 2026 $VEEV: Maintained · Buy · $283 · article
  • Dec 23, 2025 $SNPS: Maintained · Hold · $540 · article
  • Nov 26, 2025 $ADSK: Maintained · Buy · $377 · article
  • Nov 21, 2025 $VEEV: Maintained · Buy · $319 · article
  • Nov 18, 2025 $ADSK: Maintained · Buy · $367 · article
  • Oct 28, 2025 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $418 · article
  • Sep 9, 2025 $SNPS: Downgraded · Hold · $535 · article
  • Aug 29, 2025 $ADSK: Maintained · Buy · $363 · article
  • Aug 27, 2025 $VEEV: Maintained · Buy · $314 · article
  • Aug 21, 2025 $ADSK: Maintained · Buy · $345 · article
  • Aug 20, 2025 $VEEV: Maintained · Buy · $310 · article
  • Aug 20, 2025 $SNPS: Maintained · Buy · $670 · article
  • Jul 28, 2025 $CDNS: Maintained · Buy · $380 · article

Joseph Vruwink4.5★ · 59% success · +8.1% 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.