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Iris Gao (DBS): analyst track record on stock perps

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

Stars4★

Success71%

Excess return+14.8%

rank#2,602

Ratings38

ratings on stock perps28

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	24	55
Stock	13	16
Buy / hold / sell	12 / 12 / 0	34 / 21 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 0	0 / 1 / 0
Price targets hit / missed	3 / 21 (13%)	24 / 30 (44%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-6.1%	+1.5%
Best / worst call	+33.3% / -23.8%	+105.4% / -23.8%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.0% · vs S&P 500 -0.9% · targets hit within a year 67% (n = 23)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.	Hold · Maintained	$60.00	+12.5%	Aug 20, 2026
$AXP American Express	Hold · Maintained	$360	+12.3%	Aug 14, 2026
$MA Mastercard Incorporated	Buy · Maintained	$625	+10.5%	Aug 14, 2026
$V Visa Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$410	+11.7%	Aug 14, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 20, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · $60.00 · article
Aug 14, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $410 · article
Aug 14, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · $40.00 · article
Aug 14, 2026 $AXP: Maintained · Hold · $360 · article
Aug 14, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $625 · article
Feb 5, 2026 $AXP: Maintained · Hold · $360 · article
Feb 5, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · $40.00 · article
Feb 2, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
Feb 3, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $650 · article
Nov 12, 2025 $AXP: Maintained · Hold · $360 · article
Nov 12, 2025 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · $70.00 · article
Nov 10, 2025 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $650 · article
Nov 5, 2025 $V: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
May 8, 2025 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $650 · article
May 12, 2025 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $650 · article
May 12, 2025 $AXP: Maintained · Hold · $280 · article
May 8, 2025 $AXP: Maintained · Hold · $280 · article
May 7, 2025 $V: Maintained · Buy · $400 · article
Feb 11, 2025 $AXP: Maintained · Hold · $270 · article
Feb 11, 2025 $V: Maintained · Buy · $330 · article

Iris Gao4★ · 71% success · +14.8% 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.