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James Fish

James Fish Analyst Performance

Sr. Research Analyst at Piper Sandler

James Fish is a stock analyst at Piper Sandler focused in the computer and technology sector, covering 28 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, James Fish has issued 60 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to James Fish'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 James Fish'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
104 Last 7 Years
Buy Recommendations
50.96% 53 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered
28 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

RatingPercentageCount
Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings
Buy51.0%53 ratings
Hold47.1%49 ratings
Sell1.9%2 ratings

Out of 104 total stock ratings issued by James Fish at Piper Sandler, the majority (51.0%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 47.1% Hold and 1.9% Sell.

Exchange Coverage

ExchangePercentageCount
NASDAQ
60.7% of companies on NASDAQ
17 companies
NYSE
39.3% of companies on NYSE
11 companies

James Fish, an analyst at Piper Sandler, currently covers 28 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.

Coverage Focus

Sector IconSectorPercentage
Computer and Technology
27 companies
96.4%
Aerospace
1 company
3.6%

James Fish of Piper Sandler specializes in stock coverage within the Computer and Technology sector, with additional focus on Aerospace companies.

Coverage Industries

IndustryPercentage
INTERNET SOFTWARE
13 companies
46.4%
COMP - NETWORKS
3 companies
10.7%
WIRELESS EQUIPMENT
2 companies
7.1%
IT SERVICES
2 companies
7.1%
COMP - STORAGE DE
1 company
3.6%
AEROSP/DEF EQ
1 company
3.6%
INTERNET SERVICES
1 company
3.6%
COMP - SOFTWARE
1 company
3.6%
INTERNET SOFTWARE/SERVICES
1 company
3.6%
CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES
1 company
3.6%
PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
1 company
3.6%
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
1 company
3.6%

About James Fish

Jim Fish ("Fish") is a managing director and senior research analyst at Piper Sandler. Fish joined Piper Sandler in 2017 after having spent time previously at Citigroup on the Software Team. He currently has primary coverage of the Cloud Automation software sector (Infrastructure & Communication Software) having previously covered networking, security, storage and IT operations in his career. Prior to his sell-side experience, Fish was employed at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and the US Treasury Department. He graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, with a bachelor's degree in finance and a Master's of Business Administration degree.
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James Fish's Ratings History at Piper Sandler

Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.
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CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-Month
Price Target
Rating12-Month
Price & ROI
Details
Pure Storage, Inc. stock logo
PSTG
Pure Storage
9/25/2025Set Price Target$82.93$92.00Overweight
Axon Enterprise, Inc stock logo
AXON
Axon Enterprise
9/23/2025Initiated Coverage$777.58$893.00Overweight
Motorola Solutions, Inc. stock logo
MSI
Motorola Solutions
9/23/2025Initiated Coverage$470.07$495.00Neutral
Samsara Inc. stock logo
IOT
Samsara
9/5/2025Boost Price Target$35.97$48.00Overweight
Pure Storage, Inc. stock logo
PSTG
Pure Storage
8/28/2025Boost Price Target$60.88$78.00Overweight
Zoom Communications, Inc. stock logo
ZM
Zoom Communications
8/22/2025Reiterated Rating$81.28$85.00Neutral
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
8/14/2025Boost Price Target$69.26$70.00Neutral
Twilio Inc. stock logo
TWLO
Twilio
8/8/2025Boost Price Target$122.75$144.00Overweight
Akamai Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
8/8/2025Lower Price Target$74.76$83.00Neutral
Samsara Inc. stock logo
IOT
Samsara
8/7/2025Reiterated Rating$36.52$47.00Overweight
Digi International Inc. stock logo
DGII
Digi International
8/7/2025Boost Price Target$32.27$33.00Neutral
Arista Networks, Inc. stock logo
ANET
Arista Networks
8/6/2025Boost Price Target$138.51$143.00Neutral
Cloudflare, Inc. stock logo
NET
Cloudflare
8/1/2025Boost Price Target$207.57$224.00Neutral
F5, Inc. stock logo
FFIV
F5
7/31/2025Boost Price Target$322.01$355.00Neutral
Twilio Inc. stock logo
TWLO
Twilio
7/14/2025Boost Price Target$113.20$140.00Overweight
SoundHound AI, Inc. stock logo
SOUN
SoundHound AI
7/14/2025Reiterated Rating$11.57$12.00Neutral
Five9, Inc. stock logo
FIVN
Five9
7/14/2025Lower Price Target$26.60$31.00Overweight
F5, Inc. stock logo
FFIV
F5
7/14/2025Reiterated Rating$291.89$304.00Neutral
CommVault Systems, Inc. stock logo
CVLT
CommVault Systems
7/14/2025Boost Price Target$165.05$170.00Neutral
Samsara Inc. stock logo
IOT
Samsara
6/25/2025Set Price Target$38.70$53.00Overweight
Nice stock logo
NICE
Nice
6/13/2025Reiterated Rating$168.09$182.00Neutral
Nutanix stock logo
NTNX
Nutanix
5/29/2025Reiterated Rating$78.87$88.00Overweight
Pure Storage, Inc. stock logo
PSTG
Pure Storage
5/29/2025Reiterated Rating$55.07$66.00Overweight
SoundHound AI, Inc. stock logo
SOUN
SoundHound AI
5/27/2025Initiated Coverage$9.58$12.00Overweight
Zoom Communications, Inc. stock logo
ZM
Zoom Communications
5/22/2025Boost Price Target$80.11$85.00Neutral
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
5/15/2025Boost Price Target$64.71$64.00Neutral
Samsara Inc. stock logo
IOT
Samsara
5/14/2025Reiterated Rating$47.12$53.00Overweight
Akamai Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
5/9/2025Reiterated Rating$78.78$88.00Neutral
Ringcentral, Inc. stock logo
RNG
Ringcentral
5/9/2025Boost Price Target$27.99$28.00Neutral
Cloudflare, Inc. stock logo
NET
Cloudflare
5/9/2025Reiterated Rating$131.92$151.00Neutral
Fastly, Inc. stock logo
FSLY
Fastly
5/8/2025Boost Price Target$7.46$7.00Neutral
Digi International Inc. stock logo
DGII
Digi International
5/8/2025Boost Price Target$32.54$30.00Neutral
Arista Networks, Inc. stock logo
ANET
Arista Networks
5/7/2025Reiterated Rating$84.74$89.00Neutral
Twilio Inc. stock logo
TWLO
Twilio
5/2/2025Boost Price Target$98.54$121.00Overweight
F5, Inc. stock logo
FFIV
F5
4/29/2025Boost Price Target$262.83$269.00Neutral
Rubrik, Inc. stock logo
RBRK
Rubrik
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$57.30$72.00Overweight
Pure Storage, Inc. stock logo
PSTG
Pure Storage
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$40.67$53.00Overweight
Nutanix stock logo
NTNX
Nutanix
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$61.20$76.00Overweight
Cloudflare, Inc. stock logo
NET
Cloudflare
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$104.62$112.00Neutral
Samsara Inc. stock logo
IOT
Samsara
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$35.23$44.00Overweight
Fastly, Inc. stock logo
FSLY
Fastly
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$5.18$6.00Neutral
F5, Inc. stock logo
FFIV
F5
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$256.00$262.00Neutral
Digi International Inc. stock logo
DGII
Digi International
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$24.53$26.00Neutral
CommVault Systems, Inc. stock logo
CVLT
CommVault Systems
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$148.92$147.00Neutral
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$55.83$60.00Neutral
Arista Networks, Inc. stock logo
ANET
Arista Networks
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$73.43$76.00Neutral
Akamai Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
4/8/2025Lower Price Target$72.74$80.00Neutral
Rubrik, Inc. stock logo
RBRK
Rubrik
3/14/2025Boost Price Target$69.39$87.00Overweight
Cloudflare, Inc. stock logo
NET
Cloudflare
3/13/2025Lower Price Target$119.18$131.00Neutral
Samsara Inc. stock logo
IOT
Samsara
3/10/2025Upgrade$35.32$50.00Overweight
Nutanix stock logo
NTNX
Nutanix
2/27/2025Boost Price Target$69.35$88.00Overweight
Akamai Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
2/21/2025Downgrade$98.05$100.00Neutral
Ringcentral, Inc. stock logo
RNG
Ringcentral
2/21/2025Lower Price Target$29.38$31.00Neutral
Five9, Inc. stock logo
FIVN
Five9
2/21/2025Boost Price Target$49.75$53.00Overweight
Arista Networks, Inc. stock logo
ANET
Arista Networks
2/19/2025Reiterated Rating$111.05$108.00Neutral
Fastly, Inc. stock logo
FSLY
Fastly
2/13/2025Reiterated Rating$7.60$9.00Neutral
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
2/13/2025Boost Price Target$63.10$72.00Neutral
Cloudflare, Inc. stock logo
NET
Cloudflare
2/7/2025Boost Price Target$161.50$153.00Neutral
F5, Inc. stock logo
FFIV
F5
1/29/2025Boost Price Target$289.46$304.00Neutral
Twilio Inc. stock logo
TWLO
Twilio
1/24/2025Reiterated Rating$138.70$142.00Overweight