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Irvin Liu (Evercore ISI): analyst track record on stock perps

Irvin Liu of Evercore ISI 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★

Success62%

Excess return+6.7%

rank#3,733

Ratings60

ratings on stock perps23

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	19	44
Stock	5	6
Buy / hold / sell	19 / 0 / 0	43 / 1 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 1	0 / 1 / 1
Price targets hit / missed	2 / 15 (12%)	16 / 26 (38%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-14.8%	+1.0%
Best / worst call	+6.7% / -60.1%	+211.5% / -60.1%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.1% · vs S&P 500 -0.3% · targets hit within a year 83% (n = 20)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$EQIX Equinix	Buy · Maintained	$1,270	+24.0%	Sep 3, 2026

Recent ratings

Sep 3, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,270 · article
Aug 18, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,270 · article
Jul 30, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,240 · article
Apr 28, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,240 · article
Mar 2, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,060 · article
Feb 25, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,060 · article
Dec 4, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $960 · article
Oct 28, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $960 · article
Sep 5, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $960 · article
Aug 14, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $960 · article
Jul 29, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $960 · article
Feb 12, 2026 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $960 · article
Jun 26, 2025 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · $1,035 · article
Jun 23, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,035 · article
May 1, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,035 · article
Feb 13, 2025 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,035 · article
Dec 12, 2024 $EQIX: Maintained · Buy · $1,035 · article
Oct 31, 2024 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · $975 · article
Oct 2, 2024 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · $945 · article
Sep 9, 2024 $EQIX: Reiterated · Buy · $945 · article

Irvin Liu3.5★ · 62% success · +6.7% 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.