Brian Gesuale Analyst PerformanceManaging Director Advanced Industrial Technology/IT Services and Security at Raymond James FinancialBrian 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 StatisticsAnalyst RankingSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating MarketBeatAverage Return00.00% 12-Month ROISuccess Rate00.00% Profitable RatingsTotal Ratings35 Last 9 YearsBuy Recommendations80.00% 28 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered18 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution35RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Brian Gesuale.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy40.0%14 ratings Buy40.0%14 ratings Hold17.1%6 ratings Sell2.9%1 ratingsOut 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.Best & Worst CallsBest Call000.0%IPGPMay 2025Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call000.0%CRNCDec 2021Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNASDAQ55.6% of companies on NASDAQ10 companiesNYSE44.4% of companies on NYSE8 companiesBrian Gesuale, an analyst at Raymond James Financial, currently covers 18 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageComputer and Technology5 companies27.8%Aerospace4 companies22.2%Business Services3 companies16.7%Industrials2 companies11.1%Miscellaneous1 company5.6%Manufacturing1 company5.6%Construction1 company5.6%Auto/Tires/Trucks1 company5.6%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 IndustriesIndustryPercentageAEROSP/DEF EQ4 companies22.2%Miscellaneous1 company5.6%ELEC COMP - SEMIC1 company5.6%GUIDED MISSILES AND SPACE VEHICLES AND PARTS1 company5.6%LASERS - SYS/COMP1 company5.6%INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS & RELATED PRODUCTS1 company5.6%ENGINRG/R&D SVS1 company5.6%MACH - GENL INDL1 company5.6%ELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT1 company5.6%BUSINESS SVCS1 company5.6%TECHNOLOGY SERVICES1 company5.6%CONSULTING1 company5.6%AUTO/TRUCK - ORIG1 company5.6%IT SERVICES1 company5.6%INDL AUTO/RBTCS1 company5.6% About Brian GesualeBrian 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 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 & ROIDetailsAVEXAEVEX5/12/2026Initiated Coverage$24.35$35.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIAVAVAeroVironment3/23/2026Upgrade$197.72Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIAVAVAeroVironment3/2/2026Reiterated Rating$269.16Underperform$0.0000.00% ROILASRnLight2/27/2026Reiterated Rating$56.06$75.00Strong-Buy$0.0000.00% ROIYSSYork Space Systems2/23/2026Initiated Coverage$25.77$55.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIIPGPIPG Photonics2/13/2026Downgrade$150.25$180.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIKRMNKarman1/22/2026Reiterated Rating$104.89$130.00Strong-Buy$0.0000.00% ROIAVAVAeroVironment12/16/2025Reiterated Rating$235.25Strong-Buy$0.0000.00% ROIMRCYMercury Systems11/5/2025Reiterated Rating$77.87$100.00Strong-Buy$0.0000.00% ROIROPRoper Technologies10/24/2025Lower Price Target$480.35$575.00Strong-Buy$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. AVAVAeroVironment9/29/2025Boost Price Target$315.45$348.00Strong-Buy$0.0000.00% ROIKRMNKarman9/5/2025Initiated Coverage$53.51$100.00Strong-Buy$0.0000.00% ROIAMTMAmentum8/18/2025Reiterated Rating$25.13$30.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIMRCYMercury Systems8/12/2025Upgrade$53.58$80.00Strong-Buy$0.0000.00% ROILASRnLight8/8/2025Reiterated Rating$27.00Strong-Buy$0.0000.00% ROILASRnLight8/8/2025Boost Price Target$24.98$28.00Strong-Buy$0.0000.00% ROITRMBTrimble8/7/2025Reiterated Rating$84.13$93.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIAXONAxon Enterprise8/5/2025Reiterated Rating$852.76$855.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIFTVFortive7/1/2025Lower Price Target$53.83$65.00Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIIPGPIPG Photonics5/7/2025Lower Price Target$56.82$70.00Strong-Buy$000.0000.00% ROIULSUL Solutions5/7/2025Boost Price Target$70.71$72.00Outperform$000.0000.00% ROIROPRoper Technologies4/28/2025Reiterated Rating$557.70$655.00Strong-Buy$000.0000.00% ROISYMSymbotic2/6/2025Downgrade$30.92Market Perform$00.0000.00% ROIBAHBooz Allen Hamilton2/3/2025Upgrade$129.31$150.00Outperform$00.0000.00% ROIAPTVAptiv2/3/2025Reiterated Rating$62.35Market Perform$00.0000.00% ROIROPRoper Technologies1/31/2025Reiterated Rating$579.31$655.00Strong-Buy$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 ZenRoyal Bank Of CanadaStifel NicolausBerenberg BankUBS GroupCitigroupBarclaysWells Fargo & CompanyMorgan StanleyJPMorgan Chase & Co.Jefferies Financial GroupThe Goldman Sachs GroupTD CowenTruist FinancialPiper Sandler 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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