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William Power (Robert W. Baird): analyst track record on stock perps

William Power 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.

Stars4.9★
Success58%
Excess return+19.1%
rank#320
Ratings500
ratings on stock perps185

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings110321
Stock2629
Buy / hold / sell83 / 27 / 0218 / 103 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations1 / 2 / 14 / 4 / 2
Price targets hit / missed66 / 41 (62%)206 / 108 (66%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)+13.5%+32.4%
Best / worst call+244.1% / -46.8%+297.1% / -66.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -0.4% · vs S&P 500 -0.6% · targets hit within a year 78% (n = 171)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$SNOW Snowflake Inc.Buy · Maintained$450+36.5%Sep 3, 2026
$ZM Zoom Communications Inc.Buy · Maintained$115+20.5%Aug 26, 2026
$MDB MongoDB, Inc.Hold · Maintained$400+7.0%Aug 25, 2026
$PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc.Buy · Maintained$200+20.6%Aug 24, 2026
$DDOG DatadogBuy · Maintained$300+35.3%Aug 17, 2026
$AAPL Apple Inc.Buy · Reiterated$330+1.1%Jul 30, 2026
$MSFT Microsoft CorporationBuy · Reiterated$500+1.5%Apr 30, 2026
$TWLO Twilio Inc.Buy · Maintained$200-13.5%Apr 29, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 3, 2026 $SNOW: Maintained · Buy · $450 · article
  • Aug 26, 2026 $ZM: Maintained · Buy · $115
  • Aug 25, 2026 $MDB: Maintained · Hold · $400 · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $SNOW: Maintained · Buy · $350 · article
  • Aug 24, 2026 $PLTR: Maintained · Buy · $200 · article
  • Aug 17, 2026 $DDOG: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • Aug 6, 2026 $DDOG: Reiterated · Buy · $300 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $AAPL: Reiterated · Buy · $330 · article
  • Jul 24, 2026 $AAPL: Maintained · Buy · $330 · article
  • Jul 1, 2026 $PLTR: Maintained · Buy · $200
  • Jun 9, 2026 $DDOG: Maintained · Buy · $210 · article
  • May 31, 2026 $MDB: Maintained · Hold · article
  • May 28, 2026 $SNOW: Reiterated · Buy · $280 · article
  • May 20, 2026 $MDB: Maintained · Hold · $335 · article
  • May 19, 2026 $ZM: Maintained · Buy · $115 · article
  • Apr 13, 2026 $SNOW: Reiterated · Buy · $210 · article
  • May 7, 2026 $DDOG: Reiterated · Buy · $210 · article
  • May 1, 2026 $AAPL: Maintained · Buy · $310 · article
  • Apr 30, 2026 $MSFT: Reiterated · Buy · $500 · article
  • Apr 29, 2026 $TWLO: Maintained · Buy · $200 · article

William Power4.9★ · 58% success · +19.1% 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.