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

Mark Marcon 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.

Stars4.7★

Success60%

Excess return+12.6%

rank#697

Ratings342

ratings on stock perps14

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	41	114
Stock	23	25
Buy / hold / sell	26 / 15 / 0	73 / 41 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 1	1 / 0 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	13 / 28 (32%)	28 / 86 (25%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-0.3%	-16.4%
Best / worst call	+64.7% / -51.0%	+64.7% / -74.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.3% · vs S&P 500 -2.3% · targets hit within a year 83% (n = 12)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$ADP Automatic Data Processing	Hold · Maintained	$305	+14.1%	Jul 30, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 30, 2026 $ADP: Maintained · Hold · $305 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $ADP: Maintained · Hold · $270 · article
Feb 24, 2026 $WDAY: Maintained · Buy · $190 · article
Jul 24, 2024 $WDAY: Maintained · Buy · $265 · article
May 23, 2024 $WDAY: Reiterated · Buy · $265 · article
May 1, 2024 $ADP: Maintained · Hold · $265 · article
Feb 26, 2024 $WDAY: Reiterated · Buy · $316 · article
Jan 31, 2024 $ADP: Maintained · Hold · $265 · article
Nov 28, 2023 $WDAY: Reiterated · Buy · $277 · article
Oct 26, 2023 $ADP: Maintained · Hold · $265 · article
Sep 27, 2023 $WDAY: Reiterated · Buy · $260 · article
Aug 25, 2023 $WDAY: Maintained · Buy · $260 · article
Jul 26, 2023 $ADP: Reiterated · Hold · $270 · article
Jun 21, 2023 $ADP: Maintained · Hold · $235 · article

Mark Marcon4.7★ · 60% success · +12.6% 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.