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Gustavo Gala (Monness): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars2.7★
Success50%
Excess return+1.8%
rank#5,736
Ratings119
ratings on stock perps149

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings121277
Stock3336
Buy / hold / sell40 / 64 / 17135 / 114 / 28
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations5 / 3 / 111 / 12 / 10
Price targets hit / missed36 / 50 (42%)56 / 138 (29%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-8.1%-16.8%
Best / worst call+80.9% / -64.8%+149.2% / -69.3%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.3% · vs S&P 500 -0.9% (n = 72) · targets hit within a year 47% (n = 53)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.Sell · Reiterated$100-39.2%Oct 12, 2026
$GPN Global Payments Inc.Buy · Reiterated$135+63.0%Oct 12, 2026
$MA Mastercard IncorporatedHold · Reiterated$510-18.2%Oct 12, 2026
$MSTR MicroStrategy IncorporatedHold · Reiterated$100-31.5%Oct 12, 2026
$PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.Hold · Reiterated––Oct 12, 2026
$V Visa Inc.Hold · Reiterated$355-13.0%Oct 12, 2026
$XYZ Block, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$125+63.5%Oct 12, 2026
$CRCL Circle Internet Group, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$175+103.7%Sep 28, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Oct 12, 2026 $COIN: Reiterated · Sell · $100
  • Oct 12, 2026 $XYZ: Reiterated · Buy · $125 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $V: Reiterated · Hold · $355 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $MA: Reiterated · Hold · $510 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $PYPL: Reiterated · Hold · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $COIN: Reiterated · Sell · $100 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $GPN: Reiterated · Buy · $135 · article
  • Oct 12, 2026 $MSTR: Reiterated · Hold · $100 · article
  • Sep 28, 2026 $CRCL: Reiterated · Buy · $175 · article
  • Sep 28, 2026 $CRCL: Reiterated · Buy · $175
  • Aug 6, 2026 $GPN: Reiterated · Buy · $135 · article
  • Aug 6, 2026 $CRCL: Reiterated · Buy · $175 · article
  • Jul 31, 2026 $MA: Reiterated · Hold · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $V: Reiterated · Hold · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $PYPL: Reiterated · Hold · article
  • Jul 27, 2026 $GPN: Reiterated · Buy · $135 · article
  • Jul 27, 2026 $PYPL: Reiterated · Hold
  • Jun 9, 2026 $MSTR: Reiterated · Hold · article
  • May 8, 2026 $COIN: Maintained · Sell · $110 · article
  • Apr 27, 2026 $XYZ: Reiterated · Buy · $105 · article

Gustavo Gala2.7★ · 50% success · +1.8% 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.