Simon Leopold Analyst Performance

Managing Director Data Infrastructure at Raymond James Financial

Simon Leopold is a stock analyst at Raymond James Financial focused in the computer and technology sector, covering 17 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Simon Leopold has issued 19 stock ratings, including strong buy, buy, and hold recommendations. While full access to Simon Leopold'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 Simon Leopold's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

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Average Return: 00.00% 12-Month ROI
Success Rate: 00.00% Profitable Ratings
Total Ratings: 46 Last 10 Years
Buy Recommendations: 86.67% 39 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered: 17 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

Rating	Percentage	Count
Strong Buy	13.3%	6 ratings
Buy	73.3%	33 ratings
Hold	11.1%	5 ratings
Sell	2.2%	1 ratings

Out of 45 total stock ratings issued by Simon Leopold at Raymond James Financial, the majority (73.3%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 13.3% Strong Buy, 11.1% Hold, and 2.2% Sell.

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LITE
Nov 2016
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CIEN
Oct 2015
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Exchange Coverage

Exchange	Percentage	Count
NYSE	52.9% of companies on NYSE	9 companies
NASDAQ	47.1% of companies on NASDAQ	8 companies

Simon Leopold, an analyst at Raymond James Financial, currently covers 17 companies listed on NYSE and NASDAQ, with the majority traded on NYSE.

Coverage Focus

Sector Icon	Sector	Percentage
	Computer and Technology 15 companies	88.2%
	Business Services 1 company	5.9%
	Industrials 1 company	5.9%

Simon Leopold of Raymond James Financial specializes in stock coverage within the Computer and Technology sector, with additional focus on Business Services and Industrials companies.

Coverage Industries

Industry	Percentage
INTERNET SOFTWARE 2 companies	11.8%
COMP - STORAGE DE 2 companies	11.8%
COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENTS 2 companies	11.8%
WIRELESS EQUIPMENT 2 companies	11.8%
COMP - INTEGT SYS 1 company	5.9%
COMP - MICRO 1 company	5.9%
ELEC COMP - SEMIC 1 company	5.9%
IT SERVICES 1 company	5.9%
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 1 company	5.9%
OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS & LENSES 1 company	5.9%
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES 1 company	5.9%
RADIO & TV COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 1 company	5.9%
COMP - NETWORKS 1 company	5.9%

About Simon Leopold

Simon Leopold joined Raymond James in 2012 through the acquisition of Morgan Keegan & Co. Leopold joined Morgan Keegan in 2004 as a communications equipment analyst. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, he spent four years covering communications stocks for Merrill Lynch. Prior to becoming a research analyst, he worked for 12 years at Telcordia Technologies, now a unit of Ericsson, providing services to carriers and equipment vendors. Leopold graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and was a member of the electrical engineering honor society. In addition, he holds a master’s degree in engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Rutgers University.

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Company	Report Date	Action	Report Date Price	12-Month Price Target	Rating
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise	9/4/2025	Boost Price Target	$22.85	$30.00	Strong-Buy
DELL Dell Technologies	8/29/2025	Boost Price Target	$134.68	$152.00	Outperform
SNOW Snowflake	8/28/2025	Boost Price Target	$238.95	$230.00	Outperform
PSTG Pure Storage	8/28/2025	Boost Price Target	$78.39	$88.00	Outperform
LITE Lumentum	8/13/2025	Boost Price Target	$119.66	$145.00	Strong-Buy
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	8/8/2025	Boost Price Target	$22.34	$25.00	Outperform
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise	6/4/2025	Boost Price Target	$17.83	$26.00	Strong-Buy
DELL Dell Technologies	5/30/2025	Boost Price Target	$109.88	$150.00	Outperform
SNOW Snowflake	5/22/2025	Reiterated Rating	$198.92	$212.00	Outperform
NTNX Nutanix	5/20/2025	Downgrade	$83.07		Market Perform
SMCI Super Micro Computer	5/13/2025	Initiated Coverage	$36.71	$41.00	Outperform
DELL Dell Technologies	5/13/2025	Boost Price Target	$107.10	$144.00	Outperform
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	5/9/2025	Lower Price Target	$14.98	$18.00	Outperform
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	4/14/2025	Lower Price Target	$11.25	$20.00	Outperform
LITE Lumentum	3/24/2025	Upgrade	$66.61	$82.00	Strong-Buy
COHR Coherent	3/24/2025	Upgrade	$68.34	$91.00	Strong-Buy
LITE Lumentum	2/7/2025	Boost Price Target	$85.96	$96.00	Outperform
COHR Coherent	2/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$101.16	$110.00	Outperform
NTNX Nutanix	1/17/2025	Lower Price Target	$65.91	$76.00	Outperform

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