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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★
Success62%
Excess return+19.8%
rank#541
Ratings176
ratings on stock perps103

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings23157
Stock1534
Buy / hold / sell16 / 7 / 0127 / 30 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations2 / 2 / 22 / 5 / 7
Price targets hit / missed4 / 17 (19%)44 / 60 (42%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-22.5%+0.6%
Best / worst call+14.2% / -92.6%+221.0% / -92.6%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +2.2% · vs S&P 500 +0.8% (n = 93) · targets hit within a year 71% (n = 49)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp.Buy · Maintained––Oct 20, 2026
$XYZ Block, Inc.Hold · Maintained$75.00-1.9%May 12, 2026
$PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.Hold · Downgraded$50.00-9.1%May 7, 2026
$MA Mastercard IncorporatedBuy · Maintained$665+8.4%May 1, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Oct 20, 2026 $SPCX: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Aug 4, 2026 $SPCX: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Jul 7, 2026 $SPCX: Initiated · Buy · $250 · article
  • May 12, 2026 $XYZ: Maintained · Hold · $75.00 · article
  • 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
  • Mar 3, 2026 $XYZ: Maintained · Hold · $65.00 · article
  • Feb 11, 2026 $XYZ: Maintained · Hold · $65.00 · 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 12, 2025 $XYZ: Maintained · Hold · $67.00 · article

Paul Golding4.8★ · 62% success · +19.8% 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.