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Vijay Kumar (Evercore ISI): analyst track record on stock perps

Vijay Kumar of Evercore ISI on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.2★
Success55%
Excess return+6.2%
rank#1,915
Ratings385
ratings on stock perps125

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings188360
Stock5658
Buy / hold / sell157 / 31 / 0264 / 96 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations9 / 4 / 514 / 7 / 8
Price targets hit / missed54 / 132 (29%)110 / 248 (31%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-4.8%-7.6%
Best / worst call+205.5% / -61.9%+296.4% / -70.3%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +0.8% · vs S&P 500 -1.8% · targets hit within a year 67% (n = 122)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$CAI Caris Life Sciences, Inc.Buy · Maintained$26.00+8.2%Aug 6, 2026
$BSX Boston Scientific CorporationBuy · Maintained$55.00+27.6%Jul 30, 2026
$ABT Abbott LaboratoriesBuy · Maintained$112+8.3%Jul 6, 2026
$DHR Danaher CorporationBuy · Maintained$230+14.7%Jul 6, 2026
$ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Hold · Maintained$430+19.3%Jul 6, 2026
$MDT MedtronicBuy · Maintained$105+14.6%Jul 6, 2026
$SYK Stryker CorporationBuy · Maintained$350+29.6%Jul 6, 2026
$TMO Thermo Fisher ScientificBuy · Maintained$570-5.5%Jul 6, 2026
$TWST Twist Bioscience CorporationHold · Downgraded$102-19.6%Jul 6, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 6, 2026 $CAI: Maintained · Buy · $26.00 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $55.00 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $350 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $TMO: Maintained · Buy · $570 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $BSX: Maintained · Buy · $65.00 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $CAI: Maintained · Buy · $25.00 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $DHR: Maintained · Buy · $230 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Hold · $430 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · $105 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · $112 · article
  • Jul 6, 2026 $TWST: Downgraded · Hold · $102 · article
  • Jun 4, 2026 $MDT: Maintained · Buy · $106 · article
  • May 9, 2026 $CAI: Maintained · Buy · $30.00 · article
  • May 1, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $355 · article
  • Apr 21, 2026 $DHR: Maintained · Buy · $225 · article
  • Apr 20, 2026 $ISRG: Maintained · Hold · $480 · article
  • Apr 16, 2026 $ABT: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
  • Apr 9, 2026 $MDT: Reiterated · Buy · $106 · article
  • Apr 6, 2026 $SYK: Maintained · Buy · $365 · article
  • Apr 6, 2026 $TWST: Reiterated · Buy · $56.00 · article

Vijay Kumar4.2★ · 55% success · +6.2% 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.