Ryan Koontz Analyst Performance

Senior Analyst at Needham & Company LLC

Ryan Koontz is a stock analyst at Needham & Company LLC, covering 34 publicly traded companies across a range of sectors. Over the past year, Ryan Koontz has issued 68 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Ryan Koontz's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Rating is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Ryan Koontz's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

Analyst Ratings, Coverage, and Performance Statistics

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Average Return

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Success Rate

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Total Ratings

132 Last 7 Years

Buy Recommendations

82.58% 109 Buy Ratings

Companies Covered

34 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

Rating	Percentage	Count
Strong Buy	0.8%	1 ratings
Buy	81.8%	108 ratings
Hold	15.9%	21 ratings
Sell	1.5%	2 ratings

Out of 132 total stock ratings issued by Ryan Koontz at Needham & Company LLC, the majority (81.8%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 15.9% Hold, 1.5% Sell, and 0.8% Strong Buy.

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Exchange Coverage

Exchange	Percentage	Count
NASDAQ	73.5% of companies on NASDAQ	25 companies
NYSE	26.5% of companies on NYSE	9 companies

Ryan Koontz, an analyst at Needham & Company LLC, currently covers 34 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.

Coverage Focus

Sector Icon	Sector	Percentage
	Computer and Technology 30 companies	88.2%
	Business Services 3 companies	8.8%
	Aerospace 1 company	2.9%

Ryan Koontz of Needham & Company LLC specializes in stock coverage within the Computer and Technology sector, with additional focus on Business Services and Aerospace companies.

Coverage Industries

Industry	Percentage
INTERNET SOFTWARE 8 companies	23.5%
COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENTS 6 companies	17.6%
COMP - NETWORKS 3 companies	8.8%
WIRELESS EQUIPMENT 3 companies	8.8%
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 2 companies	5.9%
SATELLITE COMMUNICATION 2 companies	5.9%
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES 2 companies	5.9%
AEROSP/DEF EQ 1 company	2.9%
ELEC - MISC COMPONENTS 1 company	2.9%
WIRELESS NON - US 1 company	2.9%
ELEC COMP - SEMIC 1 company	2.9%
COMM INFRASTRUCTURE 1 company	2.9%
INTERNET SOFTWARE/SERVICES 1 company	2.9%
PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE 1 company	2.9%
TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS 1 company	2.9%

About Ryan Koontz

Ryan Koontz joined Needham & Company in 2021, covering the broadband networking, cloud communications and satellite sectors. Prior to joining Needham, Ryan covered the cloud communications and networking equity sectors at Rosenblatt Securities for 3 years and previously founded two independent research businesses at Woodside Capital and Inflection Point Research. Prior to equity research, Ryan held key management positions at Advanced Fibre Communications, Ericsson, and AT&T. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering as well an M.B.A. and M.S. in Engineering Management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

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Ryan Koontz's Ratings History at Needham & Company LLC

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Company	Report Date	Action	Report Date Price	12-Month Price Target	Rating	12-Month Price & ROI	Details
CIEN Ciena	9/5/2025	Boost Price Target	$116.97	$130.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
RKLB Rocket Lab	9/3/2025	Reiterated Rating	$49.31	$55.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LTRX Lantronix	8/28/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.71	$4.50	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
FN Fabrinet	8/19/2025	Reiterated Rating	$326.47	$350.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
COHR Coherent	8/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$114.17	$120.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LITE Lumentum	8/13/2025	Reiterated Rating	$119.66	$145.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
RKLB Rocket Lab	8/8/2025	Reiterated Rating	$44.21	$55.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
EXTR Extreme Networks	8/7/2025	Boost Price Target	$20.15	$24.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CRNT Ceragon Networks	8/6/2025	Lower Price Target	$1.93	$3.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	8/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$9.15	$11.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
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VSAT Viasat	8/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$21.29	$25.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
ANET Arista Networks	8/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$118.08	$155.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
FFIV F5	7/31/2025	Boost Price Target	$298.99	$345.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
HLIT Harmonic	7/29/2025	Lower Price Target	$9.14	$12.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	7/25/2025	Initiated Coverage	$25.84	$32.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CALX Calix	7/22/2025	Boost Price Target	$55.54	$70.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LITE Lumentum	6/11/2025	Boost Price Target	$81.96	$105.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CIEN Ciena	6/6/2025	Reiterated Rating	$73.02	$90.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PL Planet Labs PBC	6/5/2025	Reiterated Rating	$4.01	$8.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
COHR Coherent	5/29/2025	Boost Price Target	$78.06	$90.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
VSAT Viasat	5/22/2025	Lower Price Target	$10.01	$16.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	5/20/2025	Reiterated Rating	$5.99	$8.50	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
ANET Arista Networks	5/15/2025	Reiterated Rating	$97.86	$130.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
RDCM Radcom	5/15/2025	Boost Price Target	$13.49	$18.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
EXTR Extreme Networks	5/15/2025	Reiterated Rating	$15.97	$20.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PL Planet Labs PBC	5/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.91	$8.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LTRX Lantronix	5/12/2025	Lower Price Target	$2.10	$4.50	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
ADTN ADTRAN	5/9/2025	Lower Price Target	$7.77	$12.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
ANET Arista Networks	5/7/2025	Lower Price Target	$91.10	$130.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LITE Lumentum	5/7/2025	Lower Price Target	$64.42	$100.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
EXTR Extreme Networks	4/30/2025	Reiterated Rating	$13.16	$20.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
FFIV F5	4/29/2025	Reiterated Rating	$265.07	$320.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
HLIT Harmonic	4/29/2025	Reiterated Rating	$9.31	$14.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
COHR Coherent	4/28/2025	Reiterated Rating	$64.38	$85.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
RKLB Rocket Lab	4/25/2025	Initiated Coverage	$21.88	$28.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CALX Calix	4/22/2025	Reiterated Rating	$33.26	$53.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CLFD Clearfield	3/26/2025	Reiterated Rating	$32.00	$50.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PL Planet Labs PBC	3/24/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.78	$8.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
KLTR Kaltura	3/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$1.87	$3.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CIEN Ciena	3/12/2025	Lower Price Target	$63.88	$90.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
ADTN ADTRAN	2/28/2025	Boost Price Target	$10.57	$14.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	2/26/2025	Reiterated Rating	$7.35	$8.50	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
ZM Zoom Communications	2/25/2025	Reiterated Rating	$81.10		Hold	$0.00 00.00% ROI
BAND Bandwidth	2/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$17.46		Hold	$0.00 00.00% ROI
RNG Ringcentral	2/21/2025	Lower Price Target	$30.78	$36.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
ANET Arista Networks	2/19/2025	Reiterated Rating	$111.05	$145.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	2/13/2025	Reiterated Rating	$7.10	$8.50	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
HLIT Harmonic	2/11/2025	Lower Price Target	$11.12	$14.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
VSAT Viasat	2/10/2025	Reiterated Rating	$11.38	$19.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LITE Lumentum	2/7/2025	Reiterated Rating	$92.67	$110.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CLFD Clearfield	2/7/2025	Reiterated Rating	$36.94	$50.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
AUDC AudioCodes	2/5/2025	Boost Price Target	$10.66	$12.50	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
EGHT 8X8	2/5/2025	Boost Price Target	$2.84	$3.50	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
VIAV Viavi Solutions	1/31/2025	Upgrade	$10.00	$15.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PL Planet Labs PBC	1/30/2025	Boost Price Target	$5.53	$8.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CALX Calix	1/30/2025	Reiterated Rating	$36.80	$45.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
EXTR Extreme Networks	1/30/2025	Reiterated Rating	$15.77	$20.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
TWLO Twilio	1/28/2025	Boost Price Target	$139.13	$165.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
VSAT Viasat	1/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$8.89	$19.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LTRX Lantronix	1/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.51	$5.50	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
AUDC AudioCodes	1/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$10.74	$11.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PL Planet Labs PBC	1/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.82	$5.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
KLTR Kaltura	1/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$2.30	$3.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
RDCM Radcom	1/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$14.10	$16.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
CLFD Clearfield	1/16/2025	Reiterated Rating	$37.83	$50.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
ADTN ADTRAN	1/16/2025	Reiterated Rating	$10.13	$11.00	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	1/16/2025	Reiterated Rating	$6.60	$8.50	Buy	$0.00 00.00% ROI
ZM Zoom Communications	1/10/2025	Reiterated Rating	$79.90		Hold	$0.00 00.00% ROI

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