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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 across a range of sectors, covering 18 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Brian Gesuale has issued 19 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
35 Last 9 Years
Buy Recommendations
80.00% 28 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered
18 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

RatingPercentageCount
Strong Buy40.0%14 ratings
Buy40.0%14 ratings
Hold17.1%6 ratings
Sell2.9%1 ratings

Out of 35 total stock ratings issued by Brian Gesuale at Raymond James Financial, the majority (40.0%) have been Strong Buy recommendations, followed by 40.0% Buy, 17.1% Hold, and 2.9% Sell.

Exchange Coverage

ExchangePercentageCount
NASDAQ
55.6% of companies on NASDAQ
10 companies
NYSE
44.4% of companies on NYSE
8 companies

Brian Gesuale, an analyst at Raymond James Financial, currently covers 18 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.

Coverage Focus

Sector IconSectorPercentage
Computer and Technology
5 companies
27.8%
Aerospace
4 companies
22.2%
Business Services
3 companies
16.7%
Industrials
2 companies
11.1%
Miscellaneous
1 company
5.6%
Manufacturing
1 company
5.6%
Construction
1 company
5.6%
Auto/Tires/Trucks
1 company
5.6%

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

Coverage Industries

IndustryPercentage
AEROSP/DEF EQ
4 companies
22.2%
Miscellaneous
1 company
5.6%
ELEC COMP - SEMIC
1 company
5.6%
GUIDED MISSILES AND SPACE VEHICLES AND PARTS
1 company
5.6%
LASERS - SYS/COMP
1 company
5.6%
INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS & RELATED PRODUCTS
1 company
5.6%
ENGINRG/R&D SVS
1 company
5.6%
MACH - GENL INDL
1 company
5.6%
ELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT
1 company
5.6%
BUSINESS SVCS
1 company
5.6%
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
1 company
5.6%
CONSULTING
1 company
5.6%
AUTO/TRUCK - ORIG
1 company
5.6%
IT SERVICES
1 company
5.6%
INDL AUTO/RBTCS
1 company
5.6%

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
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
3/2/2026Reiterated Rating$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
Fortive Corporation stock logo
FTV
Fortive
7/1/2025Lower Price Target$53.83$65.00Outperform
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
Roper Technologies, Inc. stock logo
ROP
Roper Technologies
4/28/2025Reiterated Rating$557.70$655.00Strong-Buy
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