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Steven Lichtman (William Blair): analyst track record on stock perps

Steven Lichtman 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.

Stars4.8★

Success53%

Excess return+14.8%

rank#544

Ratings493

ratings on stock perps18

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	56	124
Stock	23	35
Buy / hold / sell	40 / 16 / 0	89 / 35 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 1 / 11	2 / 3 / 12
Price targets hit / missed	1 / 1 (50%)	13 / 50 (21%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+23.9%	-27.9%
Best / worst call	+60.3% / -12.6%	+131.8% / -91.7%

After buy calls: median 21-day move 0.0% · vs S&P 500 -1.9% · targets hit within a year 100% (n = 15)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$SYK Stryker Corporation	Buy · Reiterated	–	–	Sep 9, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 9, 2026 $SYK: Reiterated · Buy · article
Jul 31, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy
Jul 31, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · article
May 1, 2026 $SYK: Reiterated · Buy · article
Mar 5, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · article
Feb 20, 2026 $SYK: Initiated · Buy · article
Aug 3, 2025 $BSX: Maintained · Hold · $118 · article
Jul 24, 2025 $BSX: Maintained · Hold · $118 · article
Apr 24, 2025 $BSX: Maintained · Hold · $110 · article
Aug 21, 2024 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $94.00 · article
Apr 25, 2024 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $77.00 · article
Feb 21, 2024 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $92.00 · article
Feb 1, 2024 $BSX: Maintained · Hold · $68.00 · article
Nov 22, 2023 $MDT: Maintained · Hold · $89.00 · article
Oct 27, 2023 $BSX: Maintained · Hold · $58.00 · article
Aug 23, 2023 $MDT: Reiterated · Hold · $89.00 · article
Aug 4, 2023 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $310 · article
Jul 28, 2023 $BSX: Reiterated · Hold · $59.00 · article

Steven Lichtman4.8★ · 53% success · +14.8% 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.