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Mircea Dobre (Robert W. Baird): analyst track record on stock perps

Mircea Dobre 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.

Stars4.8★
Success57%
Excess return+16.5%
rank#404
Ratings496
ratings on stock perps71

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings62308
Stock2832
Buy / hold / sell40 / 22 / 0191 / 101 / 16
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations6 / 2 / 112 / 6 / 3
Price targets hit / missed18 / 44 (29%)148 / 155 (49%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-12.7%+9.8%
Best / worst call+49.1% / -72.0%+283.3% / -72.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.3% · vs S&P 500 -0.5% · targets hit within a year 86% (n = 65)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$DE Deere & CompanyBuy · Upgraded$800+18.0%Aug 31, 2026
$PH Parker HannifinBuy · Maintained$1,275+36.5%Aug 7, 2026
$CAT Caterpillar Inc.Hold · Maintained$970+20.5%Aug 5, 2026
$ITW Illinois Tool WorksHold · Maintained$297+12.0%Jul 29, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 31, 2026 $DE: Upgraded · Buy · $800 · article
  • Aug 21, 2026 $DE: Maintained · Hold · $640 · article
  • Aug 7, 2026 $PH: Maintained · Buy · $1,275 · article
  • Aug 5, 2026 $CAT: Maintained · Hold · $970 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $ITW: Maintained · Hold · $297 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $CAT: Downgraded · Hold · $900 · article
  • May 1, 2026 $CAT: Maintained · Buy · $1,165 · article
  • Apr 16, 2026 $DE: Maintained · Hold · $580 · article
  • Feb 20, 2026 $DE: Maintained · Hold · $675 · article
  • Feb 4, 2026 $ITW: Maintained · Hold · $278 · article
  • Jan 30, 2026 $PH: Maintained · Buy · $1,050 · article
  • Jan 30, 2026 $CAT: Maintained · Buy · $805 · article
  • Nov 12, 2025 $PH: Maintained · Buy · $960 · article
  • Nov 7, 2025 $PH: Maintained · Buy · $930 · article
  • Oct 27, 2025 $ITW: Maintained · Hold · $265 · article
  • Oct 13, 2025 $DE: Maintained · Hold · $467 · article
  • Sep 17, 2025 $CAT: Maintained · Buy · $540 · article
  • Aug 29, 2025 $CAT: Maintained · Buy · $495 · article
  • Aug 15, 2025 $DE: Maintained · Hold · $488 · article
  • Jul 31, 2025 $ITW: Maintained · Hold · $258 · article

Mircea Dobre4.8★ · 57% success · +16.5% 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.