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Brian Gesuale Analyst Performance

Managing Director Advanced Industrial Technology/IT Services and Security at Raymond James Financial

Brian Gesuale is a stock analyst at Raymond James Financial focused in the industrials sector, covering 29 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Brian Gesuale has issued 23 stock ratings, including strong buy, buy, hold, and sell recommendations. While full access to Brian Gesuale'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 Gesuale's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies - helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance Statistics

Average Return
00.00% 12-Month ROI
Success Rate
00.00% Profitable Ratings
Total Ratings
68 Last 10 Years
Buy Recommendations
76.47% 52 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered
29 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

RatingPercentageCount
Strong Buy35.3%24 ratings
Buy41.2%28 ratings
Hold20.6%14 ratings
Sell2.9%2 ratings

Out of 68 total stock ratings issued by Brian Gesuale at Raymond James Financial, the majority (41.2%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 35.3% Strong Buy, 20.6% Hold, and 2.9% Sell.

Exchange Coverage

ExchangePercentageCount
NYSE
55.2% of companies on NYSE
16 companies
NASDAQ
44.8% of companies on NASDAQ
13 companies

Brian Gesuale, an analyst at Raymond James Financial, currently covers 29 companies listed on NYSE and NASDAQ, with the majority traded on NYSE.

Coverage Focus

Sector IconSectorPercentage
Industrials
20 companies
69.0%
Technology
6 companies
20.7%
Miscellaneous
1 company
3.4%
Communication Services
1 company
3.4%
Consumer Discretionary
1 company
3.4%

Brian Gesuale of Raymond James Financial specializes in stock coverage within the Industrials sector, with additional focus on Technology and companies.

Coverage Industries

IndustryPercentage
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
10 companies
34.5%
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
7 companies
24.1%
SOFTWARE
4 companies
13.8%
MACHINERY
3 companies
10.3%
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS
2 companies
6.9%
Miscellaneous
1 company
3.4%
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
1 company
3.4%
AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS
1 company
3.4%

About Brian Gesuale

Brian Gesuale joined the Raymond James technology group in 2004. Before Raymond James, Gesuale worked for Piper Jaffray, where he spent almost five years working in equity research, most recently covering the defense electronics, RFID and Homeland Security sectors. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray, he served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force. While in the Air Force, Gesuale led a transcontinental development team that created the Air Force’s first family of self-sufficient commercial satellite imagery systems, Eagle Vision. Before that, he was a program manager at the U.S. Air Force’s Electronic Systems Center overseeing development of the B-2 stealth bomber’s mission planning system. Gesuale earned a B.S. degree in economics at the United States Air Force Academy and an M.S. degree in finance at the Bentley Graduate School of Business.

Brian Gesuale's Ratings History at Raymond James Financial

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CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-Month
Price Target
Rating12-Month
Price & ROI
Details
HAWK
HawkEye 360
11/13/2026Set Price Target$17.54$30.00Strong-Buy
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
11/11/2026Reiterated Rating$124.40Outperform
LYNX
Lyntris
11/5/2026Upgrade$9.44$18.00Strong-Buy
SpaceX stock logo
SPCX
SpaceX
10/14/2026Reiterated Rating$156.54Strong-Buy
LYNX
Lyntris
9/14/2026Initiated Coverage$12.69$18.00Outperform
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
9/11/2026Initiated Coverage$61.96$80.00Outperform
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
9/11/2026Initiated Coverage$62.95$80.00Outperform
SpaceX stock logo
SPCX
SpaceX
8/7/2026Downgrade$126.51Strong Sell
York Space Systems Inc. stock logo
YSS
York Space Systems
7/29/2026Downgrade$17.79Market Perform
SpaceX stock logo
SPCX
SpaceX
7/27/2026Reiterated Rating$115.07Strong-Buy
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
7/16/2026Upgrade$141.22$210.00Outperform
SpaceX stock logo
SPCX
SpaceX
7/7/2026Initiated Coverage$160.42$800.00Strong-Buy
V2X, Inc. stock logo
VVX
V2X
6/24/2026Downgrade$83.31Market Perform
HAWK
HawkEye 360
6/1/2026Initiated Coverage$33.01$40.00Strong-Buy
HAWK
HawkEye 360
6/1/2026Initiated Coverage$31.54$40.00Strong-Buy
AEVEX Corp. stock logo
AVEX
AEVEX
5/12/2026Initiated Coverage$24.35$35.00Outperform
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
3/23/2026Upgrade$197.72Market Perform
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
3/2/2026Downgrade$269.16Underperform
nLight stock logo
LASR
nLight
2/27/2026Reiterated Rating$56.06$75.00Strong-Buy
York Space Systems Inc. stock logo
YSS
York Space Systems
2/23/2026Initiated Coverage$25.77$55.00Outperform
IPG Photonics Corporation stock logo
IPGP
IPG Photonics
2/13/2026Downgrade$150.25$180.00Outperform
Karman Holdings Inc. stock logo
KRMN
Karman
1/22/2026Reiterated Rating$104.89$130.00Strong-Buy
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
12/16/2025Reiterated Rating$235.25Strong-Buy
Mercury Systems Inc stock logo
MRCY
Mercury Systems
11/5/2025Reiterated Rating$77.87$100.00Strong-Buy
Roper Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ROP
Roper Technologies
10/24/2025Lower Price Target$480.35$575.00Strong-Buy
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
9/29/2025Boost Price Target$315.45$348.00Strong-Buy
Karman Holdings Inc. stock logo
KRMN
Karman
9/5/2025Initiated Coverage$53.51$100.00Strong-Buy
Amentum Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMTM
Amentum
8/18/2025Reiterated Rating$25.13$30.00Outperform
Mercury Systems Inc stock logo
MRCY
Mercury Systems
8/12/2025Upgrade$53.58$80.00Strong-Buy
nLight stock logo
LASR
nLight
8/8/2025Reiterated Rating$27.00Strong-Buy
nLight stock logo
LASR
nLight
8/8/2025Boost Price Target$24.98$28.00Strong-Buy
Trimble Inc. stock logo
TRMB
Trimble
8/7/2025Reiterated Rating$84.13$93.00Outperform
Axon Enterprise, Inc stock logo
AXON
Axon Enterprise
8/5/2025Reiterated Rating$852.76$855.00Outperform
Parsons Corporation stock logo
PSN
Parsons
7/8/2025Upgrade$74.47$90.00Strong-Buy
CACI International, Inc. stock logo
CACI
CACI International
7/8/2025Reiterated Rating$506.21Market Perform
Fortive Corporation stock logo
FTV
Fortive
7/1/2025Lower Price Target$53.83$65.00Outperform
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
6/25/2025Set Price Target$238.56$225.00Strong-Buy
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation stock logo
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton
5/23/2025Reiterated Rating$111.60Market Perform
IPG Photonics Corporation stock logo
IPGP
IPG Photonics
5/7/2025Lower Price Target$56.82$70.00Strong-Buy
UL Solutions Inc. stock logo
ULS
UL Solutions
5/7/2025Boost Price Target$70.71$72.00Outperform
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Roper Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ROP
Roper Technologies
4/28/2025Reiterated Rating$557.70$655.00Strong-Buy
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
4/8/2025Upgrade$117.59$200.00Strong-Buy
V2X, Inc. stock logo
VVX
V2X
2/25/2025Lower Price Target$48.61$60.00Outperform
Symbotic Inc. stock logo
SYM
Symbotic
2/6/2025Downgrade$30.92Market Perform
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation stock logo
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton
2/3/2025Upgrade$129.31$150.00Outperform
Aptiv PLC stock logo
APTV
Aptiv
2/3/2025Reiterated Rating$62.35Market Perform
Roper Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ROP
Roper Technologies
1/31/2025Reiterated Rating$579.31$655.00Strong-Buy
CACI International, Inc. stock logo
CACI
CACI International
1/23/2025Reiterated Rating$465.24$490.00Outperform
CACI International, Inc. stock logo
CACI
CACI International
1/2/2025Upgrade$404.06$475.00Outperform
Maximus, Inc. stock logo
MMS
Maximus
1/2/2025Upgrade$74.65$90.00Outperform
L3Harris Technologies Inc stock logo
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
1/2/2025Downgrade$210.28Market Perform
Parsons Corporation stock logo
PSN
Parsons
1/2/2025Downgrade$92.25Market Perform
V2X, Inc. stock logo
VVX
V2X
1/2/2025Reiterated Rating$47.83$65.00Outperform
Amentum Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMTM
Amentum
11/21/2024Initiated Coverage$22.41$30.00Outperform