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Will Nance (Goldman Sachs): analyst track record on stock perps

Will Nance 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.

Stars0.2★
Success47%
Excess return-5.9%
rank#11,997
Ratings284
ratings on stock perps105

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings136334
Stock3740
Buy / hold / sell64 / 56 / 16158 / 136 / 40
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations3 / 4 / 310 / 12 / 11
Price targets hit / missed37 / 98 (27%)110 / 206 (35%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-11.3%+15.7%
Best / worst call+223.1% / -74.9%+1,033.3% / -81.2%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +3.1% · vs S&P 500 +2.2% · targets hit within a year 80% (n = 96)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.Buy · Maintained$115+69.1%Aug 31, 2026
$V Visa Inc.Buy · Maintained$438+19.3%Aug 3, 2026
$MA Mastercard IncorporatedBuy · Maintained$701+24.0%Jul 30, 2026
$SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc.Hold · Reiterated$18.00+4.6%Jul 30, 2026
$PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.Sell · Maintained$50.00-6.2%Jul 28, 2026
$TOST Toast, Inc.Buy · UpgradedJul 10, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Aug 31, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $115 · article
  • Aug 3, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $438 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $701 · article
  • Jul 30, 2026 $SOFI: Reiterated · Hold · $18.00 · article
  • Jul 28, 2026 $V: Reiterated · Buy · $438 · article
  • Jul 28, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Sell · $50.00 · article
  • Jul 15, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Sell · $48.00 · article
  • Jul 10, 2026 $TOST: Upgraded · Buy · article
  • Jul 9, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Sell · $48.00 · article
  • Jul 9, 2026 $SOFI: Maintained · Hold · $21.00 · article
  • Jul 9, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $106 · article
  • Jun 29, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Sell · $41.00 · article
  • May 13, 2026 $AFRM: Maintained · Buy · $90.00 · article
  • May 10, 2026 $MA: Maintained · Buy · $674 · article
  • May 8, 2026 $TOST: Maintained · Hold · $30.00 · article
  • May 6, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Sell · $40.00 · article
  • Apr 30, 2026 $SOFI: Maintained · Hold · $17.00 · article
  • Apr 29, 2026 $V: Maintained · Buy · $420 · article
  • Apr 14, 2026 $SOFI: Maintained · Hold · $20.00 · article
  • Mar 26, 2026 $SOFI: Maintained · Hold · $25.00 · article

Will Nance0.2★ · 47% success · -5.9% 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.