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Matthew Cost (Morgan Stanley): analyst track record on stock perps

Matthew Cost of Morgan Stanley on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars1.3★

Success45%

Excess return-0.4%

rank#9,251

Ratings119

ratings on stock perps101

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	92	235
Stock	20	20
Buy / hold / sell	33 / 56 / 3	81 / 147 / 7
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 0	3 / 2 / 3
Price targets hit / missed	8 / 84 (9%)	67 / 168 (29%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-33.8%	-12.5%
Best / worst call	+41.7% / -82.5%	+623.0% / -90.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.6% · vs S&P 500 +1.0% · targets hit within a year 81% (n = 90)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.	Buy · Maintained	$280	+29.1%	Aug 28, 2026
$TTD The Trade Desk, Inc.	Hold · Reiterated	$13.00	-6.9%	Aug 10, 2026
$APP AppLovin Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$650	+106.7%	Aug 6, 2026
$RBLX Roblox Corporation	Buy · Maintained	$55.00	+22.5%	Jul 31, 2026
$OPEN Opendoor Technologies Inc.	Hold · Reiterated	$5.50	+96.4%	Jun 16, 2026

Recent ratings

Aug 28, 2026 $TTWO: Maintained · Buy · $280 · article
Aug 10, 2026 $TTD: Reiterated · Hold · $13.00 · article
Aug 6, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $650 · article
Jul 31, 2026 $RBLX: Maintained · Buy · $55.00 · article
Jun 16, 2026 $OPEN: Reiterated · Hold · $5.50 · article
Jun 11, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $720 · article
May 22, 2026 $TTWO: Maintained · Buy · $280 · article
May 8, 2026 $OPEN: Maintained · Hold · $5.50 · article
May 8, 2026 $TTD: Maintained · Hold · $26.00 · article
May 7, 2026 $APP: Reiterated · Buy · $720 · article
May 1, 2026 $RBLX: Maintained · Buy · $62.00 · article
Apr 8, 2026 $APP: Reiterated · Buy · $720 · article
Feb 26, 2026 $TTD: Maintained · Hold · $30.00 · article
Feb 25, 2026 $OPEN: Maintained · Hold · $6.00 · article
Feb 12, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $720 · article
Feb 6, 2026 $RBLX: Maintained · Buy · $140 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $APP: Maintained · Buy · $800 · article
Feb 4, 2026 $TTWO: Maintained · Buy · $280 · article
Jan 13, 2026 $OPEN: Maintained · Hold · $6.00 · article
Jan 13, 2026 $TTWO: Maintained · Buy · $280 · article

Matthew Cost1.3★ · 45% success · -0.4% 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.