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 33 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Brian Essex has issued 58 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 Ratings117 Last 10 YearsBuy Recommendations52.99% 62 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered33 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution117RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Brian Essex.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy53.0%62 ratings Hold35.0%41 ratings Sell12.0%14 ratingsOut of 117 total stock ratings issued by Brian Essex at JPMorgan Chase & Co., the majority (53.0%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 35.0% Hold and 12.0% 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 CoverageExchangePercentageCountNASDAQ72.7% of companies on NASDAQ24 companiesNYSE24.2% of companies on NYSE8 companiesTSE3.0% of companies on TSE1 companyBrian Essex, an analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co., currently covers 33 companies listed on NASDAQ, NYSE and TSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageComputer and Technology28 companies84.8%Business Services2 companies6.1%Services1 company3.0%Retail/Wholesale1 company3.0%Industrials1 company3.0%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 IndustriesIndustryPercentageSECURITY10 companies30.3%INTERNET SOFTWARE9 companies27.3%IT SERVICES3 companies9.1%COMP - INTEGT SYS1 company3.0%SERVICES – COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND DATA PROCESSING1 company3.0%INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES1 company3.0%INTERNET SERVICES - DELIVERY1 company3.0%BUSINESS SERVICES, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED1 company3.0%OUTSOURCING1 company3.0%RETAIL - RESTRNTS1 company3.0%INTERNET SOFTWARE/SERVICES1 company3.0%PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE1 company3.0%COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED1 company3.0%COMP - SOFTWARE1 company3.0% 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 & ROIDetailsRPDRapid75/11/2026Lower 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% ROIQLYSQualys5/6/2026Lower 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% 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. OKTAOkta3/5/2026Boost 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% ROICLBTCellebrite 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$0.0000.00% ROISAILSailPoint6/12/2025Boost Price Target$22.42$26.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIZSZscaler5/30/2025Boost Price Target$270.44$292.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISSentinelOne5/29/2025Reiterated Rating$19.67$19.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIOKTAOkta5/23/2025Boost Price Target$124.21$140.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIZSZscaler5/23/2025Boost Price Target$254.69$275.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIPANWPalo Alto Networks5/21/2025Lower Price Target$183.61$221.00Overweight$0.0000.00% ROIRPDRapid75/12/2025Lower Price Target$26.95$29.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICLBTCellebrite DI5/12/2025Lower Price Target$19.71$25.00Overweight$0.0000.00% 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 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