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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.

Stars2.5★
Success38%
Excess return+1.4%
rank#6,301
Ratings187
ratings on stock perps42

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings18128
Stock1123
Buy / hold / sell12 / 6 / 089 / 39 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 4 / 02 / 5 / 8
Price targets hit / missed4 / 12 (25%)34 / 92 (27%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-13.9%-14.2%
Best / worst call+37.3% / -69.1%+292.0% / -91.3%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +7.4% · vs S&P 500 +5.4% · targets hit within a year 56% (n = 37)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$TTD The Trade Desk, Inc.Hold · DowngradedAug 7, 2026
$NFLX Netflix, Inc.Buy · Maintained$90.00+18.4%Jul 22, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 7, 2026 $TTD: Downgraded · Hold · article
  • Jul 22, 2026 $NFLX: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article
  • Jan 20, 2026 $NFLX: Maintained · Buy · $150 · article
  • Sep 16, 2025 $TKO: Maintained · Buy · $250 · article
  • Sep 4, 2025 $DUOL: Initiated · Hold · $280 · article
  • Sep 4, 2025 $TKO: Initiated · Buy · $225 · 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 1, 2025 $SPOT: Maintained · Buy · $730 · article
  • Apr 17, 2025 $NFLX: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
  • Feb 13, 2025 $TTD: Maintained · Buy · $145 · article
  • Feb 7, 2025 $SPOT: Maintained · Buy · $700 · article
  • Jan 22, 2025 $NFLX: Maintained · Buy · $120 · article
  • Dec 16, 2024 $TTD: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
  • Nov 12, 2024 $SPOT: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
  • Nov 7, 2024 $TTD: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
  • Nov 4, 2024 $HIMS: Maintained · Hold · $16.00 · article
  • Oct 20, 2024 $NFLX: Maintained · Buy · $875 · article
  • Oct 17, 2024 $NFLX: Maintained · Buy · $730 · article

Vikram Kesavabhotla2.5★ · 38% success · +1.4% 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.