Chris Pierce Analyst Performance

Senior Analyst at Needham & Company LLC

Chris Pierce is a stock analyst at Needham & Company LLC across a range of sectors, covering 19 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Chris Pierce has issued 55 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Chris Pierce'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 Chris Pierce'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: 73 Last 4 Years
Buy Recommendations: 80.28% 57 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered: 19 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

Rating	Percentage	Count
Strong Buy	0.0%	0 ratings
Buy	80.3%	57 ratings
Hold	19.7%	13 ratings
Sell	0.0%	0 ratings

Out of 71 total stock ratings issued by Chris Pierce at Needham & Company LLC, the majority (80.3%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 19.7% Hold.

Best & Worst Calls

Best Call
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CARG
Nov 2022
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Worst Call
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CVNA
Nov 2021
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Exchange Coverage

Exchange	Percentage	Count
NASDAQ	68.4% of companies on NASDAQ	13 companies
NYSE	31.6% of companies on NYSE	6 companies

Chris Pierce, an analyst at Needham & Company LLC, currently covers 19 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.

Coverage Focus

Sector Icon	Sector	Percentage
	Auto/Tires/Trucks 9 companies	47.4%
	Retail/Wholesale 4 companies	21.1%
	Computer and Technology 2 companies	10.5%
	Aerospace 2 companies	10.5%
	Business Services 2 companies	10.5%

Chris Pierce of Needham & Company LLC specializes in stock coverage within the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector, with additional focus on Retail/Wholesale and Computer and Technology companies.

Coverage Industries

Industry	Percentage
AUTO/TRUCK - ORIG 4 companies	21.1%
AUTO - DOMESTIC 4 companies	21.1%
AEROSP/DEFENSE 2 companies	10.5%
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 2 companies	10.5%
BUSINESS SERVICES, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED 1 company	5.3%
INTERNET SERVICES 1 company	5.3%
RET/WHLSL AUTO/TRUCK 1 company	5.3%
RET/WHL - AUTO PT 1 company	5.3%
ELEC MISC SERVICES 1 company	5.3%
AUTO/TRUCK - REPL 1 company	5.3%
INTERNET COMMERCE 1 company	5.3%

About Chris Pierce

Chris Pierce joined Needham & Company, LLC in 2020 as a research analyst covering Internet Services, transitioning from an equity trading background. He also covers Transportation Technology. Most recently, he spent four years Balyasny Asset Management trading TMT & HC out of their San Francisco office. Prior to that he spent 10 years as a trader at Ascend Capital LLC. He received his B.B.A. in Marketing from UMASS-Amherst in 1997, and an M.B.A from Pepperdine University in 1999.

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Company	Report Date	Action	Report Date Price	12-Month Price Target	Rating
ACVA ACV Auctions	10/7/2025	Lower Price Target	$9.69	$14.00	Buy
TRUE TrueCar	10/7/2025	Reiterated Rating	$1.82		Hold
SAH Sonic Automotive	10/2/2025	Reiterated Rating	$77.63	$95.00	Buy
KMX CarMax	9/26/2025	Lower Price Target	$45.66	$60.00	Buy
EVTL Vertical Aerospace	9/18/2025	Reiterated Rating	$4.77	$9.00	Buy
CHPT ChargePoint	9/4/2025	Reiterated Rating	$10.91		Hold
RIVN Rivian Automotive	8/25/2025	Reiterated Rating	$13.09	$14.00	Buy
BLNK Blink Charging	8/19/2025	Reiterated Rating	$1.03		Hold
BEEM Beam Global	8/15/2025	Reiterated Rating	$2.38		Hold
ULY Urgent.ly	8/13/2025	Lower Price Target	$5.08	$8.00	Buy
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ACHR Archer Aviation	8/12/2025	Reiterated Rating	$9.55	$13.00	Buy
ACVA ACV Auctions	8/12/2025	Lower Price Target	$13.33	$16.00	Buy
CARG CarGurus	8/8/2025	Boost Price Target	$31.41	$44.00	Buy
BLBD Blue Bird	8/7/2025	Boost Price Target	$44.14	$53.00	Buy
SLDP Solid Power	8/7/2025	Boost Price Target	$4.34	$4.00	Buy
RIVN Rivian Automotive	8/6/2025	Lower Price Target	$12.15	$14.00	Buy
SAH Sonic Automotive	8/6/2025	Reiterated Rating	$72.55	$95.00	Buy
CVNA Carvana	7/31/2025	Boost Price Target	$333.46	$500.00	Buy
SAH Sonic Automotive	7/25/2025	Boost Price Target	$75.71	$95.00	Buy
TSLA Tesla	7/24/2025	Reiterated Rating	$332.56		Hold
EVTL Vertical Aerospace	7/17/2025	Initiated Coverage	$5.67	$9.00	Buy
KMX CarMax	6/23/2025	Reiterated Rating	$68.66	$92.00	Buy
CHPT ChargePoint	6/5/2025	Reiterated Rating	$0.89		Hold
BLBD Blue Bird	5/27/2025	Reiterated Rating	$38.63	$49.00	Buy
BEEM Beam Global	5/16/2025	Reiterated Rating	$1.97		Hold
CARG CarGurus	5/9/2025	Lower Price Target	$27.95	$39.00	Buy
CVNA Carvana	5/8/2025	Reiterated Rating	$258.44	$340.00	Buy
ACVA ACV Auctions	5/8/2025	Reiterated Rating	$15.75	$25.00	Buy
RIVN Rivian Automotive	5/7/2025	Lower Price Target	$13.50	$16.00	Buy
TRUE TrueCar	5/6/2025	Lower Price Target	$1.44	$2.75	Buy
SAH Sonic Automotive	4/24/2025	Lower Price Target	$60.02	$74.00	Buy
TSLA Tesla	4/23/2025	Reiterated Rating	$237.97		Hold
AUR Aurora Innovation	4/15/2025	Initiated Coverage	$6.03	$10.00	Buy
BEEM Beam Global	4/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$1.76		Hold
KMX CarMax	4/11/2025	Lower Price Target	$66.64	$92.00	Buy
SAH Sonic Automotive	3/19/2025	Lower Price Target	$59.77	$93.00	Buy
ULY Urgent.ly	3/14/2025	Lower Price Target	$3.65	$12.00	Buy
ACVA ACV Auctions	3/12/2025	Reiterated Rating	$13.78	$25.00	Buy
CVNA Carvana	3/7/2025	Reiterated Rating	$187.19	$340.00	Buy
EVGO EVgo	3/5/2025	Reiterated Rating	$2.48		Hold

LCID Lucid Group	2/26/2025	Reiterated Rating	$2.61		Hold
CARG CarGurus	2/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$37.59	$45.00	Buy
RIVN Rivian Automotive	2/21/2025	Boost Price Target	$13.61	$17.00	Buy
CVNA Carvana	2/20/2025	Boost Price Target	$280.68	$340.00	Buy
ACVA ACV Auctions	2/20/2025	Lower Price Target	$20.65	$25.00	Buy
TRUE TrueCar	2/19/2025	Lower Price Target	$3.06	$4.00	Buy
TSLA Tesla	2/10/2025	Reiterated Rating	$361.62		Hold
BLBD Blue Bird	2/6/2025	Lower Price Target	$35.73	$49.00	Buy
KMX CarMax	2/3/2025	Boost Price Target	$85.64	$101.00	Buy
TSLA Tesla	1/30/2025	Reiterated Rating	$389.10		Hold
CARG CarGurus	1/16/2025	Boost Price Target	$37.25	$45.00	Buy
EVGO EVgo	1/16/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.89		Hold
SLDP Solid Power	1/15/2025	Reiterated Rating	$1.54	$2.00	Buy
TRUE TrueCar	1/15/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.27	$5.00	Buy
BLBD Blue Bird	1/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$41.55	$66.00	Buy

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