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David Dai (UBS): analyst track record on stock perps
David Dai of UBS on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.
Stars3.5★
Success48%
Excess return+6.2%
rank#3,727
Ratings83
ratings on stock perps26
Track record
TipRanks data via FMP| 12 months | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 66 | 105 |
| Stock | 23 | 25 |
| Buy / hold / sell | 48 / 18 / 0 | 83 / 22 / 0 |
| Upgrades / downgrades / initiations | 1 / 2 / 1 | 2 / 5 / 11 |
| Price targets hit / missed | 12 / 53 (18%) | 20 / 84 (19%) |
| Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks) | +5.1% | +5.8% |
| Best / worst call | +541.2% / -83.3% | +581.0% / -87.9% |
After buy calls: not enough measured cases yet
Current calls on stock perps
Recent ratings
- Oct 26, 2026 $SMMT: Maintained · Buy · $33.00 · article
- Sep 28, 2026 $SMMT: Maintained · Buy · $33.00 · article
- Sep 28, 2026 $SMMT: Maintained · Buy · $33.00
- Sep 16, 2026 $BNTX: Maintained · Buy · $135 · article
- Sep 16, 2026 $BNTX: Maintained · Buy · $135
- Sep 13, 2026 $SMMT: Maintained · Buy · $33.00 · article
- Sep 8, 2026 $SMMT: Maintained · Buy · $33.00 · article
- Aug 20, 2026 $IOVA: Reiterated · Hold · $7.00 · article
- Aug 17, 2026 $SMMT: Maintained · Buy · $33.00 · article
- Aug 4, 2026 $BNTX: Maintained · Buy · $135 · article
- May 27, 2026 $BNTX: Upgraded · Buy · $135 · article
- Mar 5, 2026 $IOVA: Reiterated · Hold · $4.00 · article
- Jan 7, 2026 $MRNA: Downgraded · Hold · $34.00 · article
- Nov 21, 2025 $MRNA: Maintained · Buy · $40.00 · article
- Nov 10, 2025 $SMMT: Maintained · Buy · $33.00 · article
- Nov 7, 2025 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $546 · article
- Oct 31, 2025 $GILD: Reiterated · Hold · $112 · article
- Oct 24, 2025 $SMMT: Maintained · Buy · $30.00 · article
- Oct 23, 2025 $MRNA: Maintained · Buy · $40.00 · article
- Oct 20, 2025 $SMMT: Maintained · Buy · $30.00 · article
David Dai3.5★ · 48% success · +6.2% 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.