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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+3.8%

rank#3,165

Ratings494

ratings on stock perps117

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	235	716
Stock	40	42
Buy / hold / sell	157 / 76 / 2	517 / 193 / 6
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	5 / 6 / 2	11 / 17 / 7
Price targets hit / missed	20 / 139 (13%)	104 / 421 (20%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-23.2%	-26.0%
Best / worst call	+228.7% / -90.6%	+228.7% / -100.0%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.6% · vs S&P 500 +0.1% · targets hit within a year 87% (n = 104)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$469	+30.1%	Sep 7, 2026
$MDT Medtronic	Buy · Reiterated	$100	+9.1%	Sep 1, 2026
$SYK Stryker Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$358	+32.6%	Aug 27, 2026

Recent ratings

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
May 1, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $379 · article
Apr 22, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $574 · article
Apr 13, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $397 · article
Apr 13, 2026 $ISRG: Reiterated · Buy · $574 · article
Mar 5, 2026 $SYK: Reiterated · Buy · $412 · article
Feb 18, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · article
Feb 18, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Buy · $616 · article
Feb 18, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $412 · article

Ryan Zimmerman3.7★ · 46% success · +3.8% 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.