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Ryan Zimmerman (BTIG): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars3.7★
Success46%
Excess return+3.2%
rank#3,340
Ratings495
ratings on stock perps125

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings246720
Stock4041
Buy / hold / sell167 / 78 / 1518 / 196 / 6
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations5 / 5 / 211 / 16 / 7
Price targets hit / missed19 / 149 (11%)103 / 423 (20%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-22.3%-24.7%
Best / worst call+334.7% / -92.9%+334.7% / -96.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.9% · vs S&P 500 +0.4% (n = 86) · targets hit within a year 86% (n = 59)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Buy · Maintained$454+0.4%Oct 20, 2026
$DXCM DexCom, Inc.Buy · Maintained$96.00+23.2%Oct 12, 2026
$MDT MedtronicBuy · Maintained$99.00+3.8%Oct 12, 2026
$SYK Stryker CorporationBuy · Maintained$316+2.9%Oct 12, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Oct 20, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $454 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $DXCM: Maintained · Buy · $96.00 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $454 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · $99.00 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $316 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $316 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · $99.00 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $454 · article
  • Sep 7, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $469 · article
  • Sep 1, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Buy · $100 · article
  • Aug 27, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $358 · article
  • Jul 31, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $358 · article
  • Jul 17, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $469 · article
  • Jul 13, 2026 $ISRG: Reiterated · Buy · $512 · article
  • Jul 13, 2026 $SYK: Reiterated · Buy · $371 · article
  • Jul 13, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Buy · $91.00 · article
  • Jul 10, 2026 $SYK: Reiterated · Buy · $371 · article
  • Jul 9, 2026 $ISRG: Reiterated · Buy · $574 · article
  • Jun 22, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $574 · article
  • Jun 22, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article

Ryan Zimmerman3.7★ · 46% success · +3.2% 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.