Ryan Merkel Analyst PerformanceAnalyst at William BlairRyan Merkel is a stock analyst at William Blair across a range of sectors, covering 19 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Ryan Merkel has issued 9 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Ryan Merkel's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Ranking is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Ryan Merkel's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions. Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance StatisticsAnalyst RankingSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating MarketBeatAverage Return00.00% 12-Month ROISuccess Rate00.00% Profitable RatingsTotal Ratings29 Last 11 YearsBuy Recommendations48.28% 14 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered19 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution29RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Ryan Merkel.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy48.3%14 ratings Hold51.7%15 ratings Sell0.0%0 ratingsOut of 29 total stock ratings issued by Ryan Merkel at William Blair, the majority (51.7%) have been Hold recommendations, followed by 48.3% Buy.Best & Worst CallsBest Call000.0%CFGApr 2025Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call000.0%WCCDec 2014Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNYSE78.9% of companies on NYSE15 companiesNASDAQ21.1% of companies on NASDAQ4 companiesRyan Merkel, an analyst at William Blair, currently covers 19 companies listed on NYSE and NASDAQ, with the majority traded on NYSE.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageConstruction5 companies26.3%Industrials3 companies15.8%Retail/Wholesale2 companies10.5%Business Services2 companies10.5%Finance2 companies10.5%Miscellaneous1 company5.3%Consumer Discretionary1 company5.3%Transportation1 company5.3%Basic Materials1 company5.3%Computer and Technology1 company5.3%Ryan Merkel of William Blair specializes in stock coverage within the Construction sector, with additional focus on Industrials and Retail/Wholesale companies.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageINDUSTRIAL SERVICES3 companies15.8%BLDG PRD - AIR/HT3 companies15.8%BLDG PRD - RT/WHL2 companies10.5%Miscellaneous1 company5.3%BLDG PRD - WOOD1 company5.3%LEISURE&REC PRD1 company5.3%TRANS - SERVICES1 company5.3%BLDG&CONST - MISC1 company5.3%DATA PROCESSING & PREPARATION1 company5.3%BANKS - NORTHEAST1 company5.3%TECHNOLOGY SERVICES1 company5.3%CHEM - DIVERSIFD1 company5.3%ELEC PARTS DIST1 company5.3%FIN - MISC SVCS1 company5.3% Ryan Merkel's Ratings History at William Blair Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years All Time Timeframe Start Date End Date All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.Available with a MarketBeat All Access Subscription12-Month ROIUpgrade to All Access to use the All ROI Filter Export CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-MonthPrice TargetRating12-MonthPrice & ROIDetailsRMIXSuncrete5/4/2026Initiated Coverage$16.91Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIBLDRBuilders FirstSource2/26/2026Initiated Coverage$102.74Outperform$0.0000.00% ROITREXTrex11/5/2025Downgrade$47.04Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROISITESiteOne Landscape Supply10/15/2025Reiterated Rating$124.04Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIPOOLPool10/15/2025Reiterated Rating$295.46Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIWSOWatsco10/15/2025Reiterated Rating$366.98Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIPALProficient Auto Logistics9/12/2025Downgrade$7.72Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIJHXJames Hardie Industries6/27/2025Initiated Coverage$25.77Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIQXOQXO6/18/2025Initiated Coverage$20.17Outperform$0.0000.00% ROICFGCitizens Financial Group4/17/2025Lower Price Target$35.94$48.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIAZEKAZEK3/24/2025Reiterated Rating$47.05Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIFASTFastenal3/10/2025Upgrade$79.98Outperform$00.0000.00% ROIGWWW.W. 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