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Vikram Kesavabhotla (Robert W. Baird): analyst track record on stock perps

Vikram Kesavabhotla 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.

Stars2.4★
Success38%
Excess return+1.1%
rank#6,394
Ratings188
ratings on stock perps76

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings20131
Stock1224
Buy / hold / sell12 / 8 / 090 / 41 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 5 / 02 / 6 / 8
Price targets hit / missed5 / 12 (29%)37 / 91 (29%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-4.5%-7.6%
Best / worst call+82.5% / -57.9%+291.8% / -92.8%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +6.5% · vs S&P 500 +4.4% (n = 54) · targets hit within a year 65% (n = 49)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$GDDY GoDaddy Inc.Buy · Maintained$120+6.4%Sep 25, 2026
$TTD The Trade Desk, Inc.Hold · Downgraded––Aug 7, 2026
$NFLX Netflix, Inc.Buy · Maintained$90.00+40.8%Jul 22, 2026
$ROKU Roku, Inc.Hold · Downgraded$160+0.6%Jun 15, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 25, 2026 $GDDY: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
  • Aug 7, 2026 $TTD: Downgraded · Hold · article
  • Jul 22, 2026 $NFLX: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article
  • Jun 15, 2026 $ROKU: Downgraded · Hold · $160 · article
  • May 11, 2026 $ROKU: Maintained · Buy · $160 · article
  • Apr 17, 2026 $ROKU: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
  • Apr 6, 2026 $ROKU: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
  • Jan 20, 2026 $NFLX: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article
  • Sep 16, 2025 $TKO: Maintained · Buy · $250 · article
  • Sep 4, 2025 $WAY: Initiated · Buy · $44.00 · article
  • Sep 4, 2025 $DUOL: Initiated · Hold · $280 · article
  • Sep 4, 2025 $TKO: Initiated · Buy · $225 · article
  • Aug 11, 2025 $GDDY: Maintained · Buy · $200 · article
  • Aug 4, 2025 $ROKU: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article
  • Aug 4, 2025 $SPOT: Maintained · Buy · $750 · article
  • Jul 21, 2025 $NFLX: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article
  • May 16, 2025 $NFLX: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
  • May 6, 2025 $ROKU: Maintained · Buy · $85.00 · article
  • May 1, 2025 $SPOT: Maintained · Buy · $730 · article
  • Apr 17, 2025 $NFLX: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article

Vikram Kesavabhotla2.4★ · 38% success · +1.1% 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.