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Paul Golding (Macquarie): analyst track record on stock perps

Paul Golding of Macquarie 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★

Success63%

Excess return+21.0%

rank#558

Ratings175

ratings on stock perps85

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	26	161
Stock	19	34
Buy / hold / sell	19 / 7 / 0	130 / 31 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	2 / 2 / 2	2 / 5 / 7
Price targets hit / missed	9 / 16 (36%)	49 / 57 (46%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-15.7%	+15.0%
Best / worst call	+24.3% / -91.2%	+317.2% / -91.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +1.8% · vs S&P 500 +0.5% · targets hit within a year 73% (n = 85)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.	Hold · Downgraded	$50.00	-6.2%	May 7, 2026
$MA Mastercard Incorporated	Buy · Maintained	$665	+17.6%	May 1, 2026
$CRWV CoreWeave, Inc.	Buy · Upgraded	$125	+40.3%	Apr 12, 2026

Recent ratings

May 7, 2026 $PYPL: Downgraded · Hold · $50.00 · article
May 1, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $665 · article
Apr 12, 2026 $CRWV: Upgraded · Buy · $125 · article
Feb 6, 2026 $CLSK: Maintained · Buy · $18.00 · article
Feb 6, 2026 $IREN: Maintained · Buy · $70.00 · article
Feb 3, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Buy · $58.00 · article
Jan 30, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $410 · article
Nov 26, 2025 $CLSK: Maintained · Buy · $27.00 · article
Nov 11, 2025 $CRWV: Maintained · Hold · $115 · article
Oct 30, 2025 $CORZ: Upgraded · Buy · $34.00 · article
Oct 29, 2025 $V: Maintained · Buy · $410 · article
Oct 27, 2025 $FRMI: Initiated · Buy · $35.00 · article
Aug 19, 2025 $CORZ: Reiterated · Hold · $15.00 · article
Aug 7, 2025 $CIFR: Maintained · Buy · $8.00 · article
Jul 31, 2025 $V: Maintained · Buy · $425 · article
Jul 30, 2025 $PYPL: Maintained · Buy · $95.00 · article
Jul 10, 2025 $CORZ: Downgraded · Hold · $15.00 · article
May 9, 2025 $RCL: Maintained · Buy · $265 · article
May 9, 2025 $NCLH: Maintained · Buy · $27.00 · article
May 9, 2025 $CCL: Maintained · Buy · $26.00 · article

Paul Golding4.8★ · 63% success · +21.0% 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.