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Robert Mason CFA (Robert W. Baird): analyst track record on stock perps

Robert Mason CFA 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★
Success59%
Excess return+19.5%
rank#537
Ratings212
ratings on stock perps33

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings26159
Stock1522
Buy / hold / sell16 / 10 / 0104 / 55 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 0 / 01 / 1 / 2
Price targets hit / missed1 / 25 (4%)70 / 88 (44%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-19.5%+11.4%
Best / worst call+25.3% / -49.5%+279.0% / -49.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.1% · vs S&P 500 -0.7% (n = 22)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$CGNX Cognex CorporationHold · Maintained$72.00+29.6%May 8, 2026

Recent ratings

  • May 8, 2026 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $72.00 · article
  • Nov 26, 2024 $ROK: Maintained · Buy · $305 · article
  • Nov 20, 2024 $KEYS: Maintained · Buy · $180 · article
  • Nov 7, 2024 $ROK: Reiterated · Buy · $290 · article
  • Oct 25, 2024 $TER: Reiterated · Buy · $133 · article
  • Aug 19, 2024 $KEYS: Maintained · Buy · $160 · article
  • Aug 8, 2024 $ROK: Maintained · Buy · $280 · article
  • Aug 2, 2024 $CGNX: Reiterated · Hold · $42.00 · article
  • Jul 26, 2024 $TER: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
  • May 21, 2024 $KEYS: Maintained · Buy · $167 · article
  • Apr 1, 2024 $ROK: Maintained · Buy · $310 · article
  • May 7, 2024 $ROK: Maintained · Buy · $304 · article
  • May 2, 2024 $CGNX: Reiterated · Hold · $44.00 · article
  • Apr 25, 2024 $TER: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
  • Feb 16, 2024 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $40.00 · article
  • Feb 21, 2024 $KEYS: Maintained · Buy · $155 · article
  • Feb 20, 2024 $CGNX: Maintained · Hold · $40.00 · article
  • Feb 1, 2024 $TER: Maintained · Buy · $110 · article
  • Feb 1, 2024 $ROK: Maintained · Buy · $310 · article
  • Jan 12, 2024 $KEYS: Maintained · Buy · $169 · article

Robert Mason CFA4.8★ · 59% success · +19.5% 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.