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Peter Benedict (Robert W. Baird): analyst track record on stock perps

Peter Benedict 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.

Stars4.9★

Success65%

Excess return+14.4%

rank#290

Ratings497

ratings on stock perps77

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	52	208
Stock	28	33
Buy / hold / sell	32 / 20 / 0	150 / 58 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 1	1 / 3 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	7 / 42 (14%)	45 / 158 (22%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-14.8%	+31.7%
Best / worst call	+69.3% / -83.0%	+1,847.2% / -90.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.7% · vs S&P 500 +0.7% · targets hit within a year 82% (n = 70)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$WMT Walmart Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$120	+13.5%	Aug 21, 2026
$TGT Target Corporation	Hold · Maintained	$170	+9.2%	Aug 20, 2026
$LOW Lowe's	Buy · Maintained	$270	+37.4%	May 21, 2026
$HD The Home Depot, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$380	+24.3%	May 20, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 21, 2026 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
Aug 20, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Hold · $170 · article
May 21, 2026 $LOW: Maintained · Buy · $270 · article
May 21, 2026 $TGT: Maintained · Hold · $135 · article
May 20, 2026 $HD: Maintained · Buy · $380 · article
Feb 5, 2026 $COST: Maintained · Buy · $1,100 · article
Dec 12, 2025 $COST: Maintained · Buy · $1,000 · article
Nov 21, 2025 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $121 · article
Nov 20, 2025 $TGT: Maintained · Hold · $92.00 · article
Nov 20, 2025 $LOW: Maintained · Buy · $290 · article
Nov 19, 2025 $HD: Maintained · Buy · $415 · article
Aug 21, 2025 $LOW: Maintained · Buy · $295 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $HD: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
May 22, 2025 $TGT: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
May 22, 2025 $LOW: Maintained · Buy · $285 · article
May 21, 2025 $HD: Maintained · Buy · $425 · article
May 16, 2025 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
Apr 10, 2025 $WMT: Maintained · Buy · $100 · article
Apr 8, 2025 $TGT: Downgraded · Hold · $110 · article
Mar 7, 2025 $COST: Maintained · Buy · $1,125 · article

Peter Benedict4.9★ · 65% success · +14.4% 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.