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Tazeen Ahmad (Bank of America Securities): analyst track record on stock perps

Tazeen Ahmad of Bank of America Securities on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.4★
Success60%
Excess return+5.4%
rank#1,586
Ratings470
ratings on stock perps95

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings347767
Stock5053
Buy / hold / sell273 / 28 / 46590 / 87 / 90
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 3 / 68 / 13 / 10
Price targets hit / missed93 / 209 (31%)284 / 417 (41%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-10.9%-0.2%
Best / worst call+202.0% / -81.8%+278.5% / -90.5%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.2% · vs S&P 500 +0.7% · targets hit within a year 3% (n = 93)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$AMGN Amgen Inc.Sell · Maintained$317-17.1%Sep 8, 2026
$VRTX Vertex PharmaceuticalsBuy · Maintained$672+30.6%Aug 10, 2026
$GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$162+11.9%Aug 5, 2026
$BNTX BioNTech SEBuy · Reiterated$122+26.6%Aug 4, 2026
$REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$891+12.3%Jul 30, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 8, 2026 $AMGN: Maintained · Sell · $317 · article
  • Aug 10, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $672 · article
  • Aug 5, 2026 $GILD: Reiterated · Buy · $162 · article
  • Aug 5, 2026 $AMGN: Reiterated · Sell · $317 · article
  • Aug 4, 2026 $BNTX: Reiterated · Buy · $122 · article
  • Aug 3, 2026 $VRTX: Reiterated · Buy · $605 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $REGN: Reiterated · Buy · $891 · article
  • Jul 13, 2026 $AMGN: Reiterated · Sell · $312 · article
  • Jul 13, 2026 $GILD: Reiterated · Buy · $162 · article
  • Jul 13, 2026 $VRTX: Reiterated · Buy · $600 · article
  • Jul 13, 2026 $REGN: Reiterated · Buy · $856 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $598 · article
  • Jun 2, 2026 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · $162 · article
  • Jun 1, 2026 $BNTX: Maintained · Buy · $125 · article
  • May 17, 2026 $REGN: Maintained · Buy · $860 · article
  • May 14, 2026 $GILD: Maintained · Buy · article
  • May 1, 2026 $AMGN: Reiterated · Sell · $307 · article
  • Apr 30, 2026 $REGN: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Apr 22, 2026 $REGN: Maintained · Buy · $860 · article
  • Apr 16, 2026 $BNTX: Maintained · Buy · article

Tazeen Ahmad4.4★ · 60% success · +5.4% 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.