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Robert Ford (Bank of America Securities): analyst track record on stock perps

Robert Ford of Bank of America Securities on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.8★

Success58%

Excess return+10.4%

rank#3,023

Ratings62

ratings on stock perps25

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	20	53
Stock	6	7
Buy / hold / sell	17 / 3 / 0	45 / 8 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	1 / 0 / 0	2 / 2 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	1 / 13 (7%)	10 / 30 (25%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-21.0%	-7.2%
Best / worst call	+11.6% / -37.2%	+97.5% / -44.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.5% · vs S&P 500 -3.9% · targets hit within a year 50% (n = 24)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$MELI MercadoLibre, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	–	–	Aug 6, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 6, 2026 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 27, 2026 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · article
Feb 25, 2026 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $3,000 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $3,000 · article
Dec 2, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · article
Sep 30, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $3,000 · article
Sep 15, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $3,000 · article
Sep 1, 2025 $MELI: Reiterated · Buy · $3,000 · article
Aug 22, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · article
Jun 24, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $3,000 · article
Jun 6, 2025 $MELI: Reiterated · Buy · $3,000 · article
May 29, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $3,000 · article
May 8, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $3,000 · article
Feb 21, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $3,000 · article
Feb 10, 2025 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,500 · article
Sep 30, 2024 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · article
Sep 12, 2024 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,500 · article
Aug 8, 2024 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · $2,250 · article
Aug 2, 2024 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · article
May 22, 2024 $MELI: Maintained · Buy · article

Robert Ford3.8★ · 58% success · +10.4% 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.