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Mark Altschwager (Robert W. Baird): analyst track record on stock perps

Mark Altschwager 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.

Stars4.2★

Success48%

Excess return+5.9%

rank#2,022

Ratings500

ratings on stock perps69

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	66	273
Stock	27	32
Buy / hold / sell	37 / 29 / 0	177 / 96 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	3 / 3 / 0	5 / 6 / 3
Price targets hit / missed	5 / 61 (8%)	82 / 186 (31%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-25.3%	-9.4%
Best / worst call	+23.9% / -74.5%	+296.4% / -90.3%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.4% · vs S&P 500 -0.2% · targets hit within a year 55% (n = 64)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$115	+18.7%	Sep 4, 2026
$ROST Ross Stores	Buy · Maintained	$270	+19.7%	Aug 21, 2026
$TJX TJX Companies	Buy · Maintained	$175	+38.4%	May 21, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 4, 2026 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · $115 · article
Aug 21, 2026 $ROST: Maintained · Buy · $270 · article
Jun 5, 2026 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · $140 · article
May 21, 2026 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $175 · article
May 7, 2026 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · $170 · article
Apr 22, 2026 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · $190 · article
Mar 18, 2026 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · $190 · article
Feb 26, 2026 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $172 · article
Dec 17, 2025 $ROST: Maintained · Buy · $200 · article
Dec 17, 2025 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $168 · article
Dec 12, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Hold · $210 · article
Dec 4, 2025 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $165 · article
Nov 21, 2025 $ROST: Maintained · Buy · $182 · article
Nov 20, 2025 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $160 · article
Sep 23, 2025 $LULU: Downgraded · Hold · $195 · article
Sep 5, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Buy · $225 · article
Aug 22, 2025 $ROST: Maintained · Buy · $170 · article
Aug 21, 2025 $TJX: Maintained · Buy · $152 · article
Aug 11, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Jun 6, 2025 $LULU: Maintained · Buy · $340 · article

Mark Altschwager4.2★ · 48% success · +5.9% 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.