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Eliana Merle (Barclays): analyst track record on stock perps

Eliana Merle of Barclays on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars3.4★

Success47%

Excess return+3.0%

rank#4,094

Ratings296

ratings on stock perps67

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	180	287
Stock	36	45
Buy / hold / sell	149 / 27 / 4	225 / 57 / 5
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	4 / 2 / 14	8 / 8 / 20
Price targets hit / missed	30 / 150 (17%)	74 / 213 (26%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-17.7%	-0.1%
Best / worst call	+446.5% / -98.4%	+995.7% / -98.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -1.5% · vs S&P 500 -1.6% · targets hit within a year 37% (n = 64)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$MRNA Moderna, Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$125	-8.5%	Aug 24, 2026
$REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$917	+15.6%	Aug 5, 2026
$VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Buy · Maintained	$617	+19.9%	Aug 5, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 24, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · $125 · article
Aug 5, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $617 · article
Aug 5, 2026 $REGN: Maintained · Buy · $917 · article
Aug 5, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · $48.00 · article
Jul 31, 2026 $REGN: Maintained · Buy · $917 · article
Jul 27, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $615 · article
Jul 24, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · $48.00 · article
Jul 8, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $615 · article
Jun 29, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · $48.00 · article
Jun 22, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $615 · article
Jun 22, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · $48.00 · article
May 18, 2026 $REGN: Maintained · Buy · $917 · article
May 6, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $615 · article
May 4, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · $48.00 · article
Apr 30, 2026 $REGN: Maintained · Buy · $917 · article
Apr 1, 2026 $MRNA: Reiterated · Hold · $48.00 · article
Mar 5, 2026 $REGN: Initiated · Buy · $923 · article
Feb 17, 2026 $MRNA: Maintained · Hold · $25.00 · article
Feb 17, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $607 · article
Feb 13, 2026 $VRTX: Maintained · Buy · $607 · article

Eliana Merle3.4★ · 47% success · +3.0% 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.