Laura Martin Analyst Performance

Media Analyst at Needham & Company LLC

Laura Martin is a stock analyst at Needham & Company LLC across a range of sectors, covering 43 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Laura Martin has issued 104 stock ratings, including buy, hold, and sell recommendations. While full access to Laura Martin'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 Laura Martin'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: 256 Last 10 Years
Buy Recommendations: 81.60% 204 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered: 43 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

Rating	Percentage	Count
Strong Buy	1.6%	4 ratings
Buy	80.0%	200 ratings
Hold	14.8%	37 ratings
Sell	3.6%	9 ratings

Out of 250 total stock ratings issued by Laura Martin at Needham & Company LLC, the majority (80.0%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 14.8% Hold, 3.6% Sell, and 1.6% Strong Buy.

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Exchange Coverage

Exchange	Percentage	Count
NASDAQ	65.1% of companies on NASDAQ	28 companies
NYSE	32.6% of companies on NYSE	14 companies
TSE	2.3% of companies on TSE	1 company

Laura Martin, an analyst at Needham & Company LLC, currently covers 43 companies listed on NASDAQ, NYSE and TSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.

Coverage Focus

Sector Icon	Sector	Percentage
	Consumer Discretionary 16 companies	37.2%
	Computer and Technology 12 companies	27.9%
	Business Services 8 companies	18.6%
	Retail/Wholesale 3 companies	7.0%
	Communication Services 2 companies	4.7%
	Finance 1 company	2.3%
	Miscellaneous 1 company	2.3%

Laura Martin of Needham & Company LLC specializes in stock coverage within the Consumer Discretionary sector, with additional focus on Computer and Technology and Business Services companies.

Coverage Industries

Industry	Percentage
INTERNET SOFTWARE 5 companies	11.6%
BRDCST - RADIO/TV 5 companies	11.6%
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 3 companies	7.0%
INTERNET SERVICES 2 companies	4.7%
MEDIA CONGLOM 2 companies	4.7%
INTERNET COMMERCE 2 companies	4.7%
CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES 2 companies	4.7%
MOVIE/TV PRD&DIST 1 company	2.3%
COMP - MICRO 1 company	2.3%
ADVERTISING/MKTG SVCS 1 company	2.3%
IT SERVICES 1 company	2.3%
WIRELESS NATIONAL 1 company	2.3%
INTERNET CONTENT 1 company	2.3%
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, & OTHER COMPUTER RELATED 1 company	2.3%
DATA PROCESSING & PREPARATION 1 company	2.3%
HOUSEHOLD AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT 1 company	2.3%
INTERNET CONTENT & INFORMATION 1 company	2.3%
SERVICES ALLIED TO MOTION PICTURES 1 company	2.3%
LEISURE&REC PRD 1 company	2.3%
BUSINESS SVCS 1 company	2.3%
GAMING 1 company	2.3%
PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE 1 company	2.3%
RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS 1 company	2.3%
COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN 1 company	2.3%
TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS 1 company	2.3%
Miscellaneous 1 company	2.3%
ENTERTAINMENT 1 company	2.3%
BUSINESS SERVICES 1 company	2.3%
RETAIL - APP/SHOE 1 company	2.3%

About Laura Martin

Since 2009, Laura Martin has been the senior entertainment and internet analyst at Needham & Company, where she publishes research on the largest internet and media stocks in the US. Prior to Needham, Martin was the senior media analyst at Soleil Securities, where she was nationally ranked by Institutional Investor magazine as “Best of the Independent Research Boutiques” for many years, and at Credit Suisse First Boston, where she was nationally ranked by Institutional Investor in 1999, 2000, and 2001 as one of the top cable and entertainment analysts in the US. Prior to CSFB, Martin worked at Capital Research & Management, where she provided analysis and managed a portfolio of media stocks. Laura Martin received her BA from Stanford, her MBA from Harvard Business School, and she holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) as well as a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation.

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Company	Report Date	Action	Report Date Price	12-Month Price Target	Rating
RDDT Reddit	9/15/2025	Boost Price Target	$254.44	$300.00	Buy
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery	9/12/2025	Reiterated Rating	$16.17		Hold
NFLX Netflix	9/10/2025	Reiterated Rating	$1,263.25	$1,500.00	Buy
TTD Trade Desk	9/8/2025	Reiterated Rating	$52.07	$84.00	Buy
DIS Walt Disney	9/4/2025	Reiterated Rating	$117.26	$125.00	Buy
GOOGL Alphabet	9/3/2025	Boost Price Target	$211.35	$260.00	Buy
GOOGL Alphabet	8/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$199.32	$220.00	Buy
TTD Trade Desk	8/11/2025	Reiterated Rating	$54.23	$84.00	Buy
DIS Walt Disney	8/7/2025	Reiterated Rating	$115.32	$125.00	Buy
MGNI Magnite	8/7/2025	Boost Price Target	$22.48	$25.00	Buy
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TEAD Teads	8/7/2025	Lower Price Target	$2.10	$3.50	Buy
CURI CuriosityStream	8/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$4.71	$5.50	Buy
MNTN MNTN	8/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$31.70	$35.00	Buy
RDDT Reddit	8/1/2025	Boost Price Target	$161.13	$215.00	Buy
AMZN Amazon.com	8/1/2025	Reiterated Rating	$234.11	$265.00	Buy
ROKU Roku	8/1/2025	Boost Price Target	$94.16	$110.00	Buy
FUBO fuboTV	7/30/2025	Boost Price Target	$3.51	$4.25	Buy
AAPL Apple	7/25/2025	Reiterated Rating	$213.76		Hold
GOOGL Alphabet	7/24/2025	Boost Price Target	$190.23	$220.00	Buy
ROKU Roku	7/24/2025	Reiterated Rating	$90.25	$100.00	Buy
RDDT Reddit	7/23/2025	Boost Price Target	$146.15	$165.00	Buy
AMZN Amazon.com	7/22/2025	Boost Price Target	$229.19	$265.00	Buy
STGW Stagwell	7/22/2025	Reiterated Rating	$4.85	$6.36	Buy
PARA Paramount Global	7/22/2025	Reiterated Rating	$13.03		Hold
NFLX Netflix	7/18/2025	Reiterated Rating	$1,274.17	$1,500.00	Buy
GOOGL Alphabet	7/16/2025	Boost Price Target	$182.00	$210.00	Buy
NFLX Netflix	7/11/2025	Set Price Target	$1,250.59	$1,500.00	Buy
ROKU Roku	7/9/2025	Boost Price Target	$88.14	$100.00	Buy
META Meta Platforms	7/3/2025	Upgrade	$713.57		Hold
TBLA Taboola.com	6/17/2025	Boost Price Target	$3.56	$4.50	Buy
ROKU Roku	6/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$82.17	$88.50	Buy
MNTN MNTN	6/16/2025	Initiated Coverage	$18.36	$25.00	Buy
DV DoubleVerify	6/12/2025	Reiterated Rating	$14.94	$18.00	Buy
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery	6/10/2025	Reiterated Rating	$9.53		Hold
TTD Trade Desk	6/6/2025	Reiterated Rating	$71.11	$84.00	Buy
AAPL Apple	6/4/2025	Reiterated Rating	$203.27	$225.00	Hold
NEXN Nexxen International	5/23/2025	Reiterated Rating	$10.97	$14.00	Buy
NEXN Nexxen International	5/15/2025	Boost Price Target	$11.62	$14.00	Buy
TTD Trade Desk	5/15/2025	Reiterated Rating	$79.14	$84.00	Buy
PERI Perion Network	5/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$10.85		Hold

DV DoubleVerify	5/12/2025	Reiterated Rating	$13.32	$18.00	Buy
ROKU Roku	5/12/2025	Reiterated Rating	$60.93	$88.50	Buy
MGNI Magnite	5/12/2025	Boost Price Target	$15.10	$18.00	Buy
TTD Trade Desk	5/9/2025	Reiterated Rating	$60.02	$84.00	Buy
DIS Walt Disney	5/8/2025	Reiterated Rating	$102.02	$125.00	Buy
CURI CuriosityStream	5/7/2025	Boost Price Target	$3.32	$4.80	Buy
FUBO fuboTV	5/5/2025	Lower Price Target	$2.41	$3.00	Buy
ROKU Roku	5/2/2025	Reiterated Rating	$67.27	$88.50	Buy
AMZN Amazon.com	5/2/2025	Reiterated Rating	$190.20	$220.00	Buy
AAPL Apple	5/2/2025	Reiterated Rating	$213.32	$225.00	Buy
RDDT Reddit	5/2/2025	Boost Price Target	$118.40	$145.00	Buy
META Meta Platforms	5/1/2025	Reiterated Rating	$549.00		Underperform
GOOGL Alphabet	4/25/2025	Reiterated Rating	$159.28	$178.00	Buy
ROKU Roku	4/24/2025	Reiterated Rating	$64.03	$88.50	Buy
META Meta Platforms	4/23/2025	Reiterated Rating	$500.28		Underperform
TTD Trade Desk	4/22/2025	Reiterated Rating	$47.56	$84.00	Buy
DIS Walt Disney	4/22/2025	Reiterated Rating	$85.66	$125.00	Buy
MGNI Magnite	4/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$10.89	$14.00	Buy
NFLX Netflix	4/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$961.63	$1,126.00	Buy
PERI Perion Network	4/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$8.68		Hold
DV DoubleVerify	4/16/2025	Reiterated Rating	$12.22	$18.00	Buy
GOOGL Alphabet	4/16/2025	Reiterated Rating	$156.31	$178.00	Buy
MGNI Magnite	4/15/2025	Reiterated Rating	$9.68	$14.00	Buy
AAPL Apple	4/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$198.15	$225.00	Buy
TTD Trade Desk	4/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$49.78	$84.00	Buy
ROKU Roku	4/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$60.22	$88.50	Buy
AAPL Apple	4/4/2025	Reiterated Rating	$203.19	$260.00	Buy
CURI CuriosityStream	4/3/2025	Reiterated Rating	$2.73	$3.00	Buy
STGW Stagwell	4/3/2025	Reiterated Rating	$6.02	$9.00	Buy
DSP Viant Technology	4/2/2025	Reiterated Rating	$13.28	$21.00	Buy
MGNI Magnite	4/2/2025	Reiterated Rating	$11.40	$20.00	Buy
DV DoubleVerify	4/1/2025	Reiterated Rating	$13.38	$22.00	Buy
TBLA Taboola.com	3/27/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.01	$4.00	Buy
ROKU Roku	3/24/2025	Reiterated Rating	$78.29	$120.00	Buy
OB Outbrain	3/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.95	$9.00	Buy
RDDT Reddit	3/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$108.68	$220.00	Buy
TTD Trade Desk	3/13/2025	Reiterated Rating	$60.20	$145.00	Buy
CURI CuriosityStream	3/12/2025	Reiterated Rating	$2.11	$3.00	Buy
TTD Trade Desk	3/7/2025	Reiterated Rating	$64.98	$145.00	Buy
NEXN Nexxen International	3/6/2025	Reiterated Rating	$9.50	$12.00	Buy
DSP Viant Technology	3/4/2025	Reiterated Rating	$19.75	$21.00	Buy
FUBO fuboTV	3/3/2025	Boost Price Target	$3.06	$3.50	Buy
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery	2/28/2025	Reiterated Rating	$11.00		Hold
OB Outbrain	2/28/2025	Reiterated Rating	$5.26	$9.00	Buy
MGNI Magnite	2/27/2025	Reiterated Rating	$16.86	$20.00	Buy
PARA Paramount Global	2/27/2025	Reiterated Rating	$11.22		Hold
TBLA Taboola.com	2/27/2025	Lower Price Target	$3.09	$4.00	Buy
PERI Perion Network	2/20/2025	Reiterated Rating	$8.55		Hold
RDDT Reddit	2/13/2025	Boost Price Target	$216.96	$220.00	Buy
TTD Trade Desk	2/13/2025	Reiterated Rating	$122.23	$145.00	Buy

AMZN Amazon.com	2/7/2025	Reiterated Rating	$238.83	$250.00	Buy
GOOGL Alphabet	2/5/2025	Reiterated Rating	$206.38	$225.00	Buy
DIS Walt Disney	2/5/2025	Reiterated Rating	$110.41	$130.00	Buy
AAPL Apple	1/31/2025	Reiterated Rating	$237.62	$260.00	Buy
META Meta Platforms	1/27/2025	Reiterated Rating	$647.49		Underperform
GOOGL Alphabet	1/27/2025	Boost Price Target	$200.21	$225.00	Buy
NFLX Netflix	1/22/2025	Boost Price Target	$869.68	$1,150.00	Buy
OB Outbrain	1/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$6.47	$9.00	Buy
AAPL Apple	1/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$229.98	$260.00	Buy
PERI Perion Network	1/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$8.87		Hold
AMZN Amazon.com	1/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$225.94	$250.00	Buy
MGNI Magnite	1/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$15.14	$20.00	Buy
DSP Viant Technology	1/17/2025	Boost Price Target	$18.56	$21.00	Buy
TBLA Taboola.com	1/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.55	$5.00	Buy

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