Brian Essex Analyst PerformanceExecutive Director, US Software Equity Research at JPMorgan Chase & Co.Brian Essex is a stock analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co. focused in the computer and technology sector, covering 34 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Brian Essex has issued 56 stock ratings, including buy, hold, and sell recommendations. While full access to Brian Essex's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Ranking is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Brian Essex's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions. Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance StatisticsAnalyst RankingSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating MarketBeatAverage Return00.00% 12-Month ROISuccess Rate00.00% Profitable RatingsTotal Ratings124 Last 10 YearsBuy Recommendations54.03% 67 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered34 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution124RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Brian Essex.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy54.0%67 ratings Hold34.7%43 ratings Sell11.3%14 ratingsOut of 124 total stock ratings issued by Brian Essex at JPMorgan Chase & Co., the majority (54.0%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 34.7% Hold and 11.3% Sell.Best & Worst CallsBest Call0000.0%SHOPMay 2016Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call000.0%OKTASep 2021Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNASDAQ73.5% of companies on NASDAQ25 companiesNYSE23.5% of companies on NYSE8 companiesTSE2.9% of companies on TSE1 companyBrian Essex, an analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co., currently covers 34 companies listed on NASDAQ, NYSE and TSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageComputer and Technology29 companies85.3%Business Services2 companies5.9%Services1 company2.9%Retail/Wholesale1 company2.9%Industrials1 company2.9%Brian Essex of JPMorgan Chase & Co. specializes in stock coverage within the Computer and Technology sector, with additional focus on Business Services and Services companies.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageINTERNET SOFTWARE10 companies29.4%SECURITY10 companies29.4%IT SERVICES3 companies8.8%COMP - INTEGT SYS1 company2.9%SERVICES – COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND DATA PROCESSING1 company2.9%INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES1 company2.9%INTERNET SERVICES - DELIVERY1 company2.9%BUSINESS SERVICES, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED1 company2.9%OUTSOURCING1 company2.9%RETAIL - RESTRNTS1 company2.9%INTERNET SOFTWARE/SERVICES1 company2.9%PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE1 company2.9%COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED1 company2.9%COMP - SOFTWARE1 company2.9% Brian Essex's Ratings History at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years All Time Timeframe Start Date End Date All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.Available with a MarketBeat All Access Subscription12-Month ROIUpgrade to All Access to use the All ROI Filter Export CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-MonthPrice TargetRating12-MonthPrice & ROIDetailsGTLBGitLab6/3/2026Boost Price Target$30.53$32.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICRWDCrowdStrike6/2/2026Boost Price Target$752.68$800.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPANWPalo Alto Networks6/1/2026Boost Price Target$281.69$300.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISSentinelOne5/28/2026Boost Price Target$18.09$20.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIOKTAOkta5/28/2026Boost Price Target$96.18$114.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIZSZscaler5/27/2026Lower Price Target$127.79$205.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIESTCElastic5/27/2026Lower Price Target$54.17$80.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIRPDRapid75/11/2026Lower Price Target$6.23$7.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFROGJFrog5/8/2026Boost Price Target$70.78$76.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFTNTFortinet5/7/2026Boost Price Target$107.59$75.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROI Get the Latest News and Ratings for Your StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest headlines and analysts' recommendations for your stocks with our free daily email newsletter. QLYSQualys5/6/2026Lower Price Target$90.84$87.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROICHKPCheck Point Software Technologies5/1/2026Lower Price Target$115.88$135.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIVRNSVaronis Systems4/29/2026Boost Price Target$27.29$39.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISAILSailPoint3/19/2026Lower Price Target$12.34$22.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIIBMInternational Business Machines3/18/2026Lower Price Target$254.13$283.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISSentinelOne3/13/2026Lower Price Target$14.07$16.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROINTSKNetskope3/12/2026Lower Price Target$9.60$19.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIOKTAOkta3/5/2026Boost Price Target$79.72$103.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICRWDCrowdStrike2/25/2026Lower Price Target$363.31$472.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIZSZscaler2/20/2026Lower Price Target$162.20$267.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIESTCElastic2/20/2026Lower Price Target$58.53$98.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPANWPalo Alto Networks2/19/2026Lower Price Target$152.35$200.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPANWPalo Alto Networks2/10/2026Lower Price Target$166.00$225.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICYBRCyberArk Software2/9/2026Lower Price Target$408.30$425.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFTNTFortinet2/6/2026Boost Price Target$82.53$73.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROIQLYSQualys2/6/2026Lower Price Target$110.80$113.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROITENBTenable2/5/2026Lower Price Target$20.98$35.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIVRNSVaronis Systems2/4/2026Lower Price Target$24.36$38.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFTNTFortinet1/30/2026Lower Price Target$81.26$72.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROIIBMInternational Business Machines1/29/2026Boost Price Target$308.67$317.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIVRNSVaronis Systems1/26/2026Lower Price Target$35.08$50.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIIBMInternational Business Machines1/21/2026Boost Price Target$296.11$312.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIFTNTFortinet12/17/2025Reiterated Rating$82.47$75.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROICYBRCyberArk Software12/17/2025Initiated Coverage$451.63$474.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPANWPalo Alto Networks12/17/2025Reiterated Rating$187.09$235.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISSentinelOne12/5/2025Lower Price Target$15.05$17.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICRWDCrowdStrike12/1/2025Boost Price Target$509.51$580.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIOKTAOkta12/1/2025Lower Price Target$80.15$115.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIZSZscaler11/26/2025Boost Price Target$260.76$354.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIESTCElastic11/21/2025Lower Price Target$69.25$113.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIBuy this stock today (Ad)Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, is sharing a strategy he calls 'Sell This, Buy That' - a way to move out of overpriced AI stocks before the tech trade breaks down and into lesser-known names with real potential to challenge the Mag 7. One pick he calls 'an upgrade to Tesla stock' is a little-known company that just inked a partnership with Nvidia, positioning it ahead of Tesla in the autonomous vehicle race.Get the name, ticker, and full Hotlist before markets openCLBTCellebrite DI11/13/2025Boost Price Target$19.11$24.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFROGJFrog11/7/2025Boost Price Target$60.44$65.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFTNTFortinet11/6/2025Lower Price Target$80.54$85.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIQLYSQualys11/5/2025Boost Price Target$145.70$117.00Underweight$0.0000.00% ROIRPDRapid711/5/2025Lower Price Target$14.40$20.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIVRNSVaronis Systems10/27/2025Boost Price Target$63.00$79.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROITENBTenable10/27/2025Lower Price Target$30.38$40.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROINTSKNetskope10/13/2025Initiated Coverage$21.75$26.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICLBTCellebrite DI9/24/2025Boost Price Target$17.85$23.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIVRNSVaronis Systems9/24/2025Boost Price Target$58.30$70.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROICHKPCheck Point Software Technologies9/24/2025Lower Price Target$201.10$251.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIZSZscaler9/3/2025Boost Price Target$270.20$351.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISAILSailPoint8/13/2025Upgrade$18.95$26.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIFTNTFortinet8/7/2025Lower Price Target$75.30$87.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIRPDRapid78/4/2025Lower Price Target$20.60$23.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIIBMInternational Business Machines7/24/2025Boost Price Target$259.67$290.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIZSZscaler6/16/2025Boost Price Target$301.95$348.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROISAILSailPoint6/12/2025Boost Price Target$22.42$26.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIZSZscaler5/30/2025Boost Price Target$270.44$292.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROISSentinelOne5/29/2025Reiterated Rating$19.67$19.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIOKTAOkta5/23/2025Boost Price Target$124.21$140.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIZSZscaler5/23/2025Boost Price Target$254.69$275.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIPANWPalo Alto Networks5/21/2025Lower Price Target$183.61$221.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIRPDRapid75/12/2025Lower Price Target$26.95$29.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICLBTCellebrite DI5/12/2025Lower Price Target$19.71$25.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIQLYSQualys4/28/2025Lower Price Target$126.75$117.00Underweight$00.0000.00% ROITENBTenable4/28/2025Lower Price Target$32.98$43.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIVRNSVaronis Systems4/28/2025Lower Price Target$42.28$45.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROISAILSailPoint3/10/2025Initiated Coverage$22.05$25.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROISSentinelOne3/10/2025Lower Price Target$18.54$27.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROIZSZscaler3/6/2025Boost Price Target$196.45$250.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROICRWDCrowdStrike2/28/2025Boost Price Target$385.79$450.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIOKTAOkta2/28/2025Boost Price Target$90.16$105.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROICHKPCheck Point Software Technologies2/26/2025Upgrade$218.63$255.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROIRPDRapid72/11/2025Lower Price Target$38.30$40.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROICLBTCellebrite DI2/11/2025Boost Price Target$25.46$28.00Overweight$00.0000.00% ROICYBRCyberArk Software2/11/2025Boost Price Target$389.97$431.00Overweight$000.0000.00% ROICHKPCheck Point Software Technologies1/31/2025Boost Price Target$219.29$221.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROIIBMInternational Business Machines1/30/2025Boost Price Target$258.22$244.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROIIBMInternational Business Machines1/23/2025Boost Price Target$223.09$233.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROI Stock Forecasts and Research Tools Today's Analyst Ratings U.S. Ratings U.K. Ratings Canadian Ratings All Upgrades All Downgrades All Initiations All Price Target Changes Top-Rated Stocks Top Rated Stocks Top-Rated Dividend Stocks Top-Rated Small-Cap Stocks Top-Rated Tech Stocks Most-Upgraded Stocks Most-Downgraded Stocks Lowest-Rated Stocks More Ratings Tools Stock Ratings by Issuer Top-Rated Analysts Top-Rated Brokerages Stock Ratings Screener Free Ratings Newsletter Price Forecasts for Popular Stocks Alphabet (Google) Stock ForecastAmazon Stock ForecastApple Stock ForecastMeta (Facebook) Stock ForecastMicrosoft Stock ForecastNetflix Stock ForecastNvidia Stock ForecastTesla Stock Forecast Top Stock Recommendations by BrokerageWall Street ZenCanadian Imperial Bank of CommerceCitigroupMorgan StanleyRoyal Bank Of CanadaThe Goldman Sachs GroupDeutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftBMO Capital MarketsCanaccord Genuity GroupBerenberg BankBNP Paribas ExaneShore Capital GroupATB Cormark Capital MarketsTDNordea Equity Research Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. 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