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John Mackay (Goldman Sachs): analyst track record on stock perps

John Mackay of Goldman Sachs on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.8★

Success68%

Excess return+20.5%

rank#483

Ratings183

ratings on stock perps44

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	138	282
Stock	34	34
Buy / hold / sell	78 / 45 / 15	149 / 86 / 47
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	5 / 1 / 6	5 / 1 / 23
Price targets hit / missed	72 / 63 (53%)	188 / 69 (73%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	+9.2%	+34.7%
Best / worst call	+892.3% / -29.8%	+892.3% / -46.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.6% · vs S&P 500 +0.3% · targets hit within a year 56% (n = 44)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$VG Venture Global, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$18.00	+16.1%	Aug 11, 2026
$WMB Williams Companies	Buy · Maintained	$82.00	+12.6%	Aug 3, 2026
$LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$303	+9.1%	Jul 8, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 11, 2026 $VG: Maintained · Buy · $18.00 · article
Aug 3, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $82.00 · article
Jul 13, 2026 $WMB: Reiterated · Buy · $82.00 · article
Jul 9, 2026 $VG: Maintained · Buy · $18.00 · article
Jul 8, 2026 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $303 · article
Jul 1, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $82.00 · article
Jun 28, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $82.00 · article
May 13, 2026 $VG: Maintained · Buy · $18.00 · article
May 5, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Buy · $82.00 · article
Apr 19, 2026 $VG: Maintained · Buy · $18.50 · article
Apr 19, 2026 $WMB: Upgraded · Buy · $82.00 · article
Apr 9, 2026 $VG: Maintained · Buy · $18.50 · article
Mar 23, 2026 $LNG: Reiterated · Buy · $312 · article
Mar 23, 2026 $VG: Reiterated · Buy · $18.50 · article
Mar 2, 2026 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $276 · article
Mar 2, 2026 $VG: Maintained · Buy · $15.00 · article
Feb 10, 2026 $VG: Maintained · Buy · $15.00 · article
Feb 10, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Hold · $64.00 · article
Jan 12, 2026 $WMB: Maintained · Hold · $64.00 · article
Oct 8, 2025 $LNG: Maintained · Buy · $28.00 · article

John Mackay4.8★ · 68% success · +20.5% 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.