Seeing Is Believing

Currently out of the existing stock ratings of Ryan Merkel, 3 are a BUY (100%).
Analyst Ryan Merkel, currently employed at WILLIAM BLAIR, carries an average stock price target met ratio of 66.67% that have a potential upside of 21.78% achieved within 183 days.
Ryan Merkel’s has documented 17 price targets and ratings displayed on 18 stocks. The coverage is on Industrials, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical sectors.
Most recent stock forecast was given on CFG, Citizens Financial Group at 16-Apr-2025.
Analyst best performing recommendations are on CFG (CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP).
The best stock recommendation documented was for CFG (CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP) at 4/17/2025. The price target of $48 was fulfilled within 97 days with a profit of $14.26 (42.26%) receiving and performance score of 4.36.
Average potential price target upside
Analyst name
Rating
Current price target
Potential Upside
Previous price target
Date of last PT
Price targets met ratio
Average potential upside
Average Days to Hit Target
Performance score
Hold Since 24-Mar-2026
$348
$39.24 (12.71%)
$360
Buy Since 26-Jun-2025
$410
$101.24 (32.79%)
$410
3 months 2 days ago
(30-Jun-2026)
8/17 (47.06%)
$42.69 (11.62%)
87
Hold Since 05-Apr-2023
$358
$-4.48 (-1.24%)
$295
3 months 6 days ago
(26-Jun-2026)
13/15 (86.67%)
$-4.48 (-1.24%)
44
Buy Since 08-Oct-2014
$435
$126.24 (40.89%)
$435
3 months 15 days ago
(17-Jun-2026)
35/41 (85.37%)
$117.57 (37.04%)
709
Buy Since 29-Sep-2025
$370
$61.24 (19.83%)
$405
7 months ago
(02-Mar-2026)
20/24 (83.33%)
$89.32 (31.82%)
101
What Year was the first public recommendation made by Ryan Merkel?