John Barnidge Analyst Performance

Equity Research Executive | Expert in Cross-Sector Financial Analysis & Strategic Growth Initiatives at Piper Sandler

John Barnidge is a stock analyst at Piper Sandler focused in the finance sector, covering 22 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, John Barnidge has issued 37 stock ratings, including buy, hold, and sell recommendations. While full access to John Barnidge'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 John Barnidge's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance Statistics

Analyst Ranking

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Average Return

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Success Rate

00.00% Profitable Ratings

Total Ratings

71 Last 9 Years

Buy Recommendations

40.58% 28 Buy Ratings

Companies Covered

22 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

Rating	Percentage	Count
Strong Buy	0.0%	0 ratings
Buy	40.6%	28 ratings
Hold	50.7%	35 ratings
Sell	8.7%	6 ratings

Out of 69 total stock ratings issued by John Barnidge at Piper Sandler, the majority (50.7%) have been Hold recommendations, followed by 40.6% Buy and 8.7% Sell.

Best & Worst Calls

• Best Call

  000.0%

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  Feb 2016

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• Worst Call

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  TRUP

  Dec 2021

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Exchange Coverage

Exchange	Percentage	Count
NYSE	86.4% of companies on NYSE	19 companies
NASDAQ	13.6% of companies on NASDAQ	3 companies

John Barnidge, an analyst at Piper Sandler, currently covers 22 companies listed on NYSE and NASDAQ, with the majority traded on NYSE.

Coverage Focus

Sector Icon	Sector	Percentage
	Finance 20 companies	90.9%
	Computer and Technology 1 company	4.5%
	Financial Services 1 company	4.5%

John Barnidge of Piper Sandler specializes in stock coverage within the Finance sector, with additional focus on Computer and Technology and Financial Services companies.

Coverage Industries

Industry	Percentage
INS - MULTI LINE 7 companies	31.8%
INS - ACC & HLTH 4 companies	18.2%
INS - LIFE 4 companies	18.2%
FIN - INVEST MGMT 2 companies	9.1%
FIN - MISC SVCS 1 company	4.5%
PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE 1 company	4.5%
ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE 1 company	4.5%
INSURANCE - LIFE 1 company	4.5%
LIFE INSURANCE 1 company	4.5%

About John Barnidge

John Barnidge is a managing director and senior research analyst at Piper Sandler. Previously, he was a managing director in the equity research group of Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. Barnidge joined the firm in 2010 after previously working in institutional sales in London for Seymour Pierce and A.G. Edwards. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Santa Clara University with a major in finance and a minor in entrepreneurship.

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John Barnidge's Ratings History at Piper Sandler

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Company	Report Date	Action	Report Date Price	12-Month Price Target	Rating	12-Month Price & ROI	Details
MET MetLife	9/19/2025	Downgrade	$79.13	$84.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LMND Lemonade	9/17/2025	Boost Price Target	$57.80	$60.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
BAM Brookfield Asset Management	9/11/2025	Lower Price Target	$57.09	$60.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LMND Lemonade	8/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$57.87	$55.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CCCS CCC Intelligent Solutions	8/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$9.60	$10.00	Hold	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LMND Lemonade	8/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$58.68	$55.00	Hold	$0.00 00.00% ROI
TRUP Trupanion	8/8/2025	Boost Price Target	$48.75	$67.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PRU Prudential Financial	7/16/2025	Lower Price Target	$103.11	$108.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
HMN Horace Mann Educators	7/3/2025	Boost Price Target	$41.92	$45.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CRBG Corebridge Financial	7/3/2025	Boost Price Target	$35.34	$40.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
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BHF Brighthouse Financial	7/3/2025	Lower Price Target	$53.78	$55.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
AMP Ameriprise Financial	7/3/2025	Boost Price Target	$542.14	$434.00	Underweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
UNM Unum Group	7/3/2025	Boost Price Target	$82.14	$92.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PFG Principal Financial Group	7/3/2025	Boost Price Target	$81.31	$89.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
BAM Brookfield Asset Management	6/30/2025	Initiated Coverage	$55.01	$60.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.	6/30/2025	Initiated Coverage	$134.52	$150.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LNC Lincoln National	5/9/2025	Lower Price Target	$33.56	$36.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PRU Prudential Financial	5/2/2025	Lower Price Target	$103.48	$109.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
GL Globe Life	5/2/2025	Lower Price Target	$121.25	$147.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PRU Prudential Financial	4/15/2025	Lower Price Target	$101.26	$110.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
AIZ Assurant	4/10/2025	Upgrade	$193.42	$223.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
AFL Aflac	4/2/2025	Boost Price Target	$112.31	$124.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
UNM Unum Group	4/2/2025	Boost Price Target	$82.53	$92.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PRU Prudential Financial	4/2/2025	Lower Price Target	$111.58	$122.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
MET MetLife	4/2/2025	Boost Price Target	$81.83	$94.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
GL Globe Life	4/2/2025	Boost Price Target	$131.69	$152.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CRBG Corebridge Financial	4/2/2025	Boost Price Target	$31.62	$38.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CNO CNO Financial Group	4/2/2025	Boost Price Target	$41.85	$49.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
BHF Brighthouse Financial	2/13/2025	Boost Price Target	$57.91	$60.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
RGA Reinsurance Group of America	2/10/2025	Lower Price Target	$205.05	$242.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CNO CNO Financial Group	2/10/2025	Reiterated Rating	$41.04	$46.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
AFL Aflac	2/7/2025	Lower Price Target	$103.31	$118.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
HMN Horace Mann Educators	2/7/2025	Boost Price Target	$40.71	$44.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
UNM Unum Group	2/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$77.67	$87.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
AMP Ameriprise Financial	1/31/2025	Boost Price Target	$542.15	$442.00	Underweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
TRUP Trupanion	1/23/2025	Upgrade	$46.52	$57.00	Overweight	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PRU Prudential Financial	1/16/2025	Lower Price Target	$117.67	$124.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI

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