Karl Keirstead Analyst PerformanceSoftware Equity Research at UBS GroupKarl Keirstead is a stock analyst at UBS Group focused in the technology sector, covering 29 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Karl Keirstead has issued 120 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Karl Keirstead'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 Karl Keirstead'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 Ratings282 Last 12 YearsBuy Recommendations56.00% 140 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered29 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution250RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Karl Keirstead.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings Buy56.0%140 ratings Hold44.0%110 ratings Sell0.0%0 ratingsOut of 250 total stock ratings issued by Karl Keirstead at UBS Group, the majority (56.0%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 44.0% Hold.Best & Worst CallsBest Call000.0%DDOGJul 2025Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call000.0%NOWJul 2025Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNASDAQ69.0% of companies on NASDAQ20 companiesNYSE31.0% of companies on NYSE9 companiesKarl Keirstead, an analyst at UBS Group, currently covers 29 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageTechnology25 companies86.2%Healthcare1 company3.4%Consumer Discretionary1 company3.4%Industrials1 company3.4%Communication Services1 company3.4%Karl Keirstead of UBS Group specializes in stock coverage within the Technology sector, with additional focus on Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary companies.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageSOFTWARE24 companies82.8%IT SERVICES1 company3.4%HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY1 company3.4%BROADLINE RETAIL1 company3.4%TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS1 company3.4%INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES1 company3.4% Karl Keirstead's Ratings History at UBS Group 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 & ROIDetailsMSFTMicrosoft7/27/2026Lower Price Target$389.45$480.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft7/27/2026Lower Price Target$389.45$480.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow7/23/2026Set Price Target$95.50$248.00$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow7/23/2026Reiterated Rating$95.50Market Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe7/21/2026Downgrade$234.74Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROICRMSalesforce7/21/2026Reiterated Rating$173.82Equal Weight$0.0000.00% ROIDDOGDatadog7/16/2026Boost Price Target$257.91$315.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow7/14/2026Boost Price Target$111.32$115.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICRMSalesforce7/1/2026Initiated Coverage$164.77Overweight$0.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake6/22/2026Reiterated Rating$233.65Buy$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. PLTRPalantir Technologies6/16/2026Upgrade$129.88Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPLTRPalantir Technologies6/16/2026Set Price Target$130.87$200.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICRMSalesforce6/16/2026Reiterated Rating$161.74Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIDTDynatrace6/15/2026Upgrade$41.17$60.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe6/12/2026Upgrade$218.24Buy$0.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe6/12/2026Lower Price Target$200.87$225.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIDOCUDocusign6/5/2026Set Price Target$47.52$60.00$0.0000.00% ROIVEEVVeeva Systems6/4/2026Lower Price Target$180.39$190.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIGTLBGitLab6/3/2026Boost Price Target$30.18$32.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake6/3/2026Set Price Target$261.29$320.00$0.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake6/3/2026Boost Price Target$245.34$370.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle6/2/2026Boost Price Target$244.83$285.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIMDBMongoDB5/29/2026Boost Price Target$325.68$350.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake5/28/2026Boost Price Target$238.48$325.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICRMSalesforce5/28/2026Reiterated Rating$177.86Market Outperform$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow5/26/2026Reiterated Rating$102.13Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIWDAYWorkday5/22/2026Boost Price Target$125.57$140.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICRMSalesforce5/21/2026Lower Price Target$176.32$185.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIDTDynatrace5/14/2026Lower Price Target$36.39$36.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIDDOGDatadog5/8/2026Boost Price Target$191.47$220.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROITEAMAtlassian5/1/2026Lower Price Target$88.88$95.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft4/24/2026Reiterated Rating$424.54Buy$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow4/23/2026Set Price Target$87.81$150.00$0.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake4/21/2026Lower Price Target$150.72$210.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe4/17/2026Lower Price Target$251.27$260.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIGTLBGitLab4/16/2026Downgrade$21.76$24.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow4/10/2026Downgrade$89.70$100.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft3/25/2026Lower Price Target$370.40$510.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIDOCUDocusign3/18/2026Lower Price Target$48.91$54.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPLTRPalantir Technologies3/18/2026Boost Price Target$155.47$200.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIThe REAL Reason Trump is Invading Iran (Ad)For a moment… Forget about Trump’s ties to Israel. 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Because my research has led me to believe we’re risking World War 3 with Iran for a completely different reason.Click here to find out what it is.ADBEAdobe3/13/2026Lower Price Target$255.05$290.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe3/13/2026Reiterated Rating$252.57Market Perform$0.0000.00% ROIDTDynatrace3/12/2026Set Price Target$38.26$64.00$0.0000.00% ROIBLNDBlend Labs3/11/2026Lower Price Target$1.81$2.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIVEEVVeeva Systems3/5/2026Boost Price Target$192.91$220.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIGTLBGitLab3/4/2026Lower Price Target$24.16$44.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIMDBMongoDB3/3/2026Lower Price Target$262.00$275.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake2/26/2026Lower Price Target$170.56$235.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPLTRPalantir Technologies2/26/2026Upgrade$135.94$150.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIWDAYWorkday2/25/2026Lower Price Target$132.24$130.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIVEEVVeeva Systems2/20/2026Lower Price Target$181.65$200.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICRMSalesforce2/17/2026Lower Price Target$184.99$200.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIWDAYWorkday2/10/2026Lower Price Target$156.62$170.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIDTDynatrace2/10/2026Lower Price Target$36.89$40.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIDDOGDatadog2/9/2026Set Price Target$113.19$195.00$0.0000.00% ROITEAMAtlassian2/6/2026Reiterated Rating$98.41$105.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPLTRPalantir Technologies2/3/2026Lower Price Target$147.96$180.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle2/2/2026Reiterated Rating$168.18Buy$0.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft1/29/2026Reiterated Rating$425.03Outperform$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow1/29/2026Set Price Target$129.68$115.00$0.0000.00% ROITEAMAtlassian1/27/2026Set Price Target$132.04$145.00$0.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe1/26/2026Lower Price Target$305.13$340.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft1/23/2026Lower Price Target$450.93$600.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft1/23/2026Reiterated Rating$450.93$600.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow1/21/2026Set Price Target$126.06$175.00$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow1/20/2026Reiterated Rating$127.27$260.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle1/5/2026Reiterated Rating$194.16Buy$0.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle1/5/2026Lower Price Target$195.37$280.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow12/24/2025Reiterated Rating$154.18Buy$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow12/24/2025Lower Price Target$152.43$200.00$0.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe12/14/2025Set Price Target$356.43$487.00$0.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle12/11/2025Set Price Target$192.67$325.00$0.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe12/11/2025Reiterated Rating$345.58$375.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle12/11/2025Lower Price Target$190.88$325.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIDOCUDocusign12/5/2025Lower Price Target$71.10$75.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake12/4/2025Reiterated Rating$235.44Buy$0.0000.00% ROICRMSalesforce12/4/2025Reiterated Rating$246.69$260.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIGTLBGitLab12/3/2025Set Price Target$43.37$42.00$0.0000.00% ROIGTLBGitLab12/3/2025Lower Price Target$37.00$51.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIMDBMongoDB12/2/2025Boost Price Target$328.87$440.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIWDAYWorkday11/26/2025Set Price Target$233.69$260.00$0.0000.00% ROIWDAYWorkday11/26/2025Reiterated Rating$213.30Outperform$0.0000.00% ROIWDAYWorkday11/26/2025Lower Price Target$208.79$240.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIVEEVVeeva Systems11/21/2025Lower Price Target$239.10$280.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBLNDBlend Labs11/10/2025Lower Price Target$3.00$3.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIDDOGDatadog11/7/2025Boost Price Target$182.63$225.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIDTDynatrace11/6/2025Lower Price Target$46.65$50.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPLTRPalantir Technologies11/4/2025Boost Price Target$207.18$205.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow10/30/2025Boost Price Target$188.92$230.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft10/30/2025Reiterated Rating$526.27$650.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIA letter from Shannon Stansberry (Ad)Porter Stansberry nearly canceled the entire project. 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The full documentary, Investigating Project Prophet, is now live.Watch the full story and see the verified track record for yourselfAMZNAmazon.com10/28/2025Reiterated Rating$227.02$279.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROITEAMAtlassian10/24/2025Lower Price Target$166.94$185.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft10/22/2025Reiterated Rating$517.66Buy$0.0000.00% ROIAMZNAmazon.com10/22/2025Reiterated Rating$217.86$271.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle10/17/2025Boost Price Target$312.53$380.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow10/14/2025Lower Price Target$184.69$215.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIDDOGDatadog10/9/2025Boost Price Target$163.65$189.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake10/8/2025Boost Price Target$246.32$310.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle9/26/2025Set Price Target$289.66$364.00$0.0000.00% ROIMDBMongoDB9/18/2025Boost Price Target$314.31$330.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe9/12/2025Lower Price Target$350.55$375.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle9/10/2025Set Price Target$328.40$300.00$0.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle9/10/2025Boost Price Target$331.53$360.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIDOCUDocusign9/5/2025Set Price Target$79.86$95.00$0.0000.00% ROIDOCUDocusign9/5/2025Boost Price Target$81.29$85.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIGTLBGitLab9/4/2025Lower Price Target$46.91$60.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe8/29/2025Lower Price Target$353.96$400.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIVEEVVeeva Systems8/28/2025Boost Price Target$276.66$310.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake8/28/2025Boost Price Target$232.45$285.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIMDBMongoDB8/27/2025Boost Price Target$282.46$310.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIWDAYWorkday8/22/2025Set Price Target$223.44$304.00$0.0000.00% ROIWDAYWorkday8/22/2025Lower Price Target$217.22$245.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICRMSalesforce8/18/2025Lower Price Target$242.58$260.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake8/13/2025Lower Price Target$195.93$250.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIWDAYWorkday8/12/2025Lower Price Target$213.69$250.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIBLNDBlend Labs8/8/2025Lower Price Target$3.00$3.50Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIDDOGDatadog8/7/2025Set Price Target$136.96$165.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIINFAInformatica8/7/2025Boost Price Target$24.68$25.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIXMTRXometry8/6/2025Boost Price Target$44.50$40.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIPLTRPalantir Technologies8/5/2025Reiterated Rating$173.13$165.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft7/31/2025Reiterated Rating$540.21$650.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow7/24/2025Lower Price Target$197.21$220.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft7/23/2025Boost Price Target$505.24$600.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle7/17/2025Boost Price Target$246.71$280.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIDDOGDatadog7/16/2025Boost Price Target$138.44$165.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle6/25/2025Set Price Target$213.61$250.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle6/12/2025Reiterated Rating$189.96$225.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIGTLBGitLab6/11/2025Lower Price Target$48.51$73.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIDDOGDatadog6/11/2025Boost Price Target$119.91$140.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe6/9/2025Boost Price Target$417.26$430.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROIDOCUDocusign6/6/2025Lower Price Target$75.49$80.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIMDBMongoDB6/5/2025Boost Price Target$199.73$240.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake6/4/2025Upgrade$209.30$265.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIVEEVVeeva Systems5/29/2025Boost Price Target$276.17$285.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROICRMSalesforce5/27/2025Lower Price Target$278.11$300.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake5/22/2025Boost Price Target$179.28$210.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROICRMSalesforce5/21/2025Lower Price Target$286.07$320.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROIINFAInformatica5/16/2025Boost Price Target$19.70$21.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIINFAInformatica5/8/2025Boost Price Target$19.10$20.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROIDDOGDatadog5/7/2025Boost Price Target$107.43$125.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIReady to give options a try? 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It's so simple to understand, you could trade it tomorrow.XMTRXometry5/7/2025Boost Price Target$30.30$35.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROITEAMAtlassian5/2/2025Lower Price Target$208.48$215.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow4/24/2025Reiterated Rating$184.82$205.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIDOCUDocusign4/17/2025Lower Price Target$75.82$85.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft4/14/2025Lower Price Target$392.74$480.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe4/11/2025Lower Price Target$345.88$380.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROITEAMAtlassian4/1/2025Lower Price Target$211.62$230.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIDOCUDocusign3/14/2025Lower Price Target$86.11$90.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIADBEAdobe3/13/2025Lower Price Target$387.46$460.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROIORCLOracle3/11/2025Lower Price Target$139.52$200.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROINOWServiceNow3/11/2025Lower Price Target$161.31$200.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIBLNDBlend Labs2/28/2025Lower Price Target$3.20$3.50Neutral$0.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake2/27/2025Boost Price Target$179.24$200.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROIXMTRXometry2/26/2025Boost Price Target$27.31$33.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROIWDAYWorkday2/26/2025Boost Price Target$272.39$285.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROIZMZoom Communications2/25/2025Lower Price Target$74.57$85.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROISNOWSnowflake2/19/2025Boost Price Target$187.86$190.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROIINFAInformatica2/14/2025Lower Price Target$19.59$19.00Neutral$0.0000.00% ROICFLTConfluent2/12/2025Boost Price Target$36.02$34.00Neutral$00.0000.00% ROITEAMAtlassian1/31/2025Boost Price Target$303.58$330.00Neutral$000.0000.00% ROIMSFTMicrosoft1/30/2025Lower Price Target$414.99$510.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIDDOGDatadog10/18/2024Upgrade$126.22$150.00Buy$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 ZenJefferies Financial GroupUBS GroupThe Goldman Sachs GroupWeiss RatingsCitigroupBarclaysRoyal Bank Of CanadaMorgan StanleyWells Fargo & CompanyJPMorgan Chase & Co.TD CowenTruist FinancialPiper SandlerDeutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Unlock superior investment research and tools. 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