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Shrenik Kothari (Robert W. Baird): analyst track record on stock perps
Shrenik Kothari 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.
Stars5★
Success71%
Excess return+25.3%
rank#112
Ratings341
ratings on stock perps326
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 189 | 507 |
| Stock | 28 | 28 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 139 / 50 / 0 | 383 / 124 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 0 / 2 / 4 | 4 / 7 / 9 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 67 / 108 (38%) | 202 / 272 (43%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | -5.6% | +13.8% |
| Best / worst call | +84.7% / -62.0% | +344.3% / -83.3% |
After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.5% · vs S&P 500 +0.5% · targets hit within a year 63% (n = 296)
Current calls on stock perps
| Stock | Call | Target | vs last close | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ZS Zscaler, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $230 | +40.7% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| $CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | Hold · Maintained | – | – | Sep 2, 2026 |
| $GTLB GitLab Inc. | Buy · Maintained | – | – | Sep 1, 2026 |
| $PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $420 | +24.1% | Sep 1, 2026 |
| $ESTC Elastic N.V. | Buy · Reiterated | $120 | +43.7% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $RBRK Rubrik, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $130 | +46.2% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $S SentinelOne, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $25.00 | +26.2% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| $OKTA Okta, Inc. | Buy · Reiterated | $185 | +8.1% | Aug 26, 2026 |
| $NET Cloudflare, Inc. | Buy · Maintained | $330 | +6.1% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| $FTNT Fortinet | Hold · Maintained | $165 | +3.9% | Aug 3, 2026 |
Recent ratings
- Sep 10, 2026 $ZS: Maintained · Buy · $230 · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $ZS: Maintained · Buy · $220 · article
- Sep 2, 2026 $CRWD: Maintained · Hold · article
- Sep 3, 2026 $ZS: Maintained · Buy · $220
- Sep 1, 2026 $PANW: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
- Sep 1, 2026 $GTLB: Maintained · Buy · article
- Aug 28, 2026 $ZS: Maintained · Buy · $220 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $S: Maintained · Buy · $25.00 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $RBRK: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $PANW: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
- Aug 26, 2026 $CRWD: Maintained · Hold · article
- Aug 26, 2026 $OKTA: Reiterated · Buy · $185 · article
- Aug 27, 2026 $ESTC: Reiterated · Buy · $120 · article
- Aug 24, 2026 $S: Maintained · Buy · $25.00 · article
- Aug 23, 2026 $RBRK: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
- Aug 23, 2026 $OKTA: Maintained · Buy · $175 · article
- Aug 21, 2026 $CRWD: Maintained · Hold · $220 · article
- Aug 16, 2026 $GTLB: Maintained · Buy · $45.00 · article
- Aug 6, 2026 $NET: Maintained · Buy · $330 · article
- Aug 3, 2026 $FTNT: Maintained · Hold · $165 · article
Shrenik Kothari5★ · 71% success · +25.3% 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.