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Ryan Merkel (William Blair): analyst track record on stock perps

Ryan Merkel of William Blair on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars2.4★

Success46%

Excess return+0.8%

rank#6,565

Ratings229

ratings on stock perps22

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

After buy calls: not enough measured cases yet

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$FAST Fastenal Company	Buy · Maintained	–	–	Sep 4, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 4, 2026 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Aug 6, 2026 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 14, 2026 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Jun 10, 2026 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
May 6, 2026 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Apr 13, 2026 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Mar 5, 2026 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Feb 5, 2026 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Jan 20, 2026 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Dec 22, 2025 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Dec 4, 2025 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Nov 6, 2025 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Oct 13, 2025 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Sep 5, 2025 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Aug 6, 2025 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Jul 14, 2025 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Jun 5, 2025 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
May 6, 2025 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Apr 11, 2025 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article
Mar 17, 2025 $FAST: Maintained · Buy · article

Ryan Merkel2.4★ · 46% success · +0.8% 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.