Ryan Koontz Analyst Performance

Senior Analyst at Needham & Company LLC

Ryan Koontz is a stock analyst at Needham & Company LLC focused in the computer and technology sector, covering 31 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Ryan Koontz has issued 91 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Ryan Koontz'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 Ryan Koontz's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies â€” 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: 189 Last 7 Years
Buy Recommendations: 87.83% 166 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered: 31 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

Rating	Percentage	Count
Strong Buy	0.5%	1 ratings
Buy	87.3%	165 ratings
Hold	11.1%	21 ratings
Sell	1.1%	2 ratings

Out of 189 total stock ratings issued by Ryan Koontz at Needham & Company LLC, the majority (87.3%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 11.1% Hold, 1.1% Sell, and 0.5% Strong Buy.

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Exchange Coverage

Exchange	Percentage	Count
NASDAQ	67.7% of companies on NASDAQ	21 companies
NYSE	32.3% of companies on NYSE	10 companies

Ryan Koontz, an analyst at Needham & Company LLC, currently covers 31 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.

Coverage Focus

Sector Icon	Sector	Percentage
	Computer and Technology 27 companies	87.1%
	Business Services 2 companies	6.5%
	Aerospace 1 company	3.2%
	Manufacturing 1 company	3.2%

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	25.8%
COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENTS 6 companies	19.4%
COMP - NETWORKS 3 companies	9.7%
WIRELESS EQUIPMENT 3 companies	9.7%
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 2 companies	6.5%
SATELLITE COMMUNICATION 2 companies	6.5%
AEROSP/DEF EQ 1 company	3.2%
ELEC - MISC COMPONENTS 1 company	3.2%
GUIDED MISSILES AND SPACE VEHICLES AND PARTS 1 company	3.2%
ELEC COMP - SEMIC 1 company	3.2%
WIRELESS NON - US 1 company	3.2%
COMM INFRASTRUCTURE 1 company	3.2%
INTERNET SOFTWARE/SERVICES 1 company	3.2%

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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Company	Report Date	Action	Report Date Price	12-Month Price Target	Rating
KLTR Kaltura	5/13/2026	Reiterated Rating	$1.45	$3.00	Buy
HLIT Harmonic	5/12/2026	Boost Price Target	$12.83	$18.00	Buy
RKLB Rocket Lab	5/11/2026	Boost Price Target	$105.31	$120.00	Buy
ANET Arista Networks	5/6/2026	Reiterated Rating	$170.18	$185.00	Buy
ADTN ADTRAN	5/6/2026	Reiterated Rating	$15.30	$18.00	Buy
FN Fabrinet	5/5/2026	Reiterated Rating	$720.37	$800.00	Buy
EXTR Extreme Networks	4/30/2026	Boost Price Target	$21.49	$26.00	Buy
CALX Calix	4/23/2026	Lower Price Target	$42.49	$62.00	Buy
VSAT Viasat	3/27/2026	Boost Price Target	$47.83	$58.00	Buy
YSS York Space Systems	3/20/2026	Lower Price Target	$17.69	$33.00	Buy
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PL Planet Labs PBC	3/20/2026	Boost Price Target	$27.07	$40.00	Buy
KLTR Kaltura	3/17/2026	Reiterated Rating	$1.39	$3.00	Buy
CIEN Ciena	3/5/2026	Boost Price Target	$280.47	$370.00	Buy
LITE Lumentum	3/4/2026	Boost Price Target	$694.43	$850.00	Buy
COHR Coherent	3/4/2026	Boost Price Target	$279.69	$330.00	Buy
VIAV Viavi Solutions	3/2/2026	Boost Price Target	$29.71	$36.00	Buy
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	2/27/2026	Boost Price Target	$53.69	$80.00	Buy
RKLB Rocket Lab	2/27/2026	Lower Price Target	$69.10	$95.00	Buy
ADTN ADTRAN	2/26/2026	Reiterated Rating	$9.91	$14.00	Buy
YSS York Space Systems	2/23/2026	Initiated Coverage	$25.77	$42.00	Buy
HLIT Harmonic	2/20/2026	Boost Price Target	$10.73	$17.00	Buy
ANET Arista Networks	2/13/2026	Boost Price Target	$135.79	$185.00	Buy
RDCM Radcom	2/11/2026	Reiterated Rating	$11.86	$18.00	Buy
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	2/10/2026	Reiterated Rating	$15.04	$20.00	Buy
LTRX Lantronix	2/5/2026	Boost Price Target	$5.82	$8.50	Buy
COHR Coherent	2/5/2026	Reiterated Rating	$211.12	$235.00	Buy
LITE Lumentum	2/4/2026	Boost Price Target	$435.10	$550.00	Buy
FN Fabrinet	2/3/2026	Reiterated Rating	$499.83	$540.00	Buy
CALX Calix	1/29/2026	Lower Price Target	$53.01	$70.00	Buy
EXTR Extreme Networks	1/29/2026	Lower Price Target	$15.02	$21.00	Buy
VIAV Viavi Solutions	1/29/2026	Boost Price Target	$21.03	$28.00	Buy
FFIV F5	1/28/2026	Reiterated Rating	$270.43		Hold
VSAT Viasat	1/21/2026	Reiterated Rating	$41.92	$45.00	Buy
RKLB Rocket Lab	12/23/2025	Boost Price Target	$77.55	$90.00	Buy
PL Planet Labs PBC	12/11/2025	Boost Price Target	$13.02	$22.00	Buy
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	12/11/2025	Boost Price Target	$34.98	$43.00	Buy
CIEN Ciena	12/11/2025	Boost Price Target	$242.14	$280.00	Buy
HLIT Harmonic	12/9/2025	Reiterated Rating	$10.31	$15.00	Buy
CIEN Ciena	12/5/2025	Boost Price Target	$195.30	$240.00	Buy
CLFD Clearfield	11/26/2025	Lower Price Target	$28.03	$45.00	Buy
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RKLB Rocket Lab	11/25/2025	Reiterated Rating	$42.45	$63.00	Buy
ADTN ADTRAN	11/25/2025	Reiterated Rating	$7.35	$12.00	Buy
KLTR Kaltura	11/25/2025	Reiterated Rating	$1.46	$3.00	Buy
RDCM Radcom	11/25/2025	Reiterated Rating	$12.36	$18.00	Buy
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	11/25/2025	Reiterated Rating	$11.32	$16.00	Buy
CALX Calix	11/24/2025	Reiterated Rating	$53.82	$82.00	Buy
EXTR Extreme Networks	11/24/2025	Reiterated Rating	$17.31	$24.00	Buy
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	11/13/2025	Boost Price Target	$13.38	$16.00	Buy
RDCM Radcom	11/13/2025	Reiterated Rating	$13.32	$18.00	Buy
CRNT Ceragon Networks	11/12/2025	Reiterated Rating	$2.34	$3.00	Buy
EXTR Extreme Networks	11/12/2025	Reiterated Rating	$17.54	$24.00	Buy
RKLB Rocket Lab	11/12/2025	Boost Price Target	$51.24	$63.00	Buy
VSAT Viasat	11/11/2025	Boost Price Target	$36.98	$45.00	Buy
LTRX Lantronix	11/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$4.65	$7.50	Buy
COHR Coherent	11/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$134.93	$190.00	Buy
LITE Lumentum	11/5/2025	Boost Price Target	$188.36	$235.00	Buy
HLIT Harmonic	11/4/2025	Boost Price Target	$10.67	$15.00	Buy
FN Fabrinet	11/4/2025	Boost Price Target	$443.73	$540.00	Buy
CALX Calix	10/30/2025	Boost Price Target	$62.18	$82.00	Buy
VIAV Viavi Solutions	10/30/2025	Boost Price Target	$13.98	$20.00	Buy
FFIV F5	10/28/2025	Reiterated Rating	$290.41		Hold
PL Planet Labs PBC	10/20/2025	Boost Price Target	$13.11	$16.00	Buy
LTRX Lantronix	9/30/2025	Boost Price Target	$4.49	$5.50	Buy
CRNT Ceragon Networks	9/18/2025	Reiterated Rating	$2.35	$3.00	Buy
ANET Arista Networks	9/16/2025	Boost Price Target	$145.45	$160.00	Buy
PL Planet Labs PBC	9/9/2025	Boost Price Target	$9.70	$12.00	Buy
CIEN Ciena	9/5/2025	Boost Price Target	$116.97	$130.00	Buy
RKLB Rocket Lab	9/3/2025	Reiterated Rating	$49.31	$55.00	Buy
LTRX Lantronix	8/28/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.71	$4.50	Buy
FN Fabrinet	8/19/2025	Reiterated Rating	$326.47	$350.00	Buy
COHR Coherent	8/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$114.17	$120.00	Buy
LITE Lumentum	8/13/2025	Reiterated Rating	$119.66	$145.00	Buy
RKLB Rocket Lab	8/8/2025	Reiterated Rating	$44.21	$55.00	Buy
EXTR Extreme Networks	8/7/2025	Boost Price Target	$20.15	$24.00	Buy
CRNT Ceragon Networks	8/6/2025	Lower Price Target	$1.93	$3.00	Buy
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	8/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$9.15	$11.00	Buy
VSAT Viasat	8/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$21.29	$25.00	Buy
ANET Arista Networks	8/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$118.08	$155.00	Buy
FFIV F5	7/31/2025	Boost Price Target	$298.99	$345.00	Buy
HLIT Harmonic	7/29/2025	Lower Price Target	$9.14	$12.00	Buy
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics	7/25/2025	Initiated Coverage	$25.84	$32.00	Buy
CALX Calix	7/22/2025	Boost Price Target	$55.54	$70.00	Buy
LITE Lumentum	6/11/2025	Boost Price Target	$81.96	$105.00	Buy
CIEN Ciena	6/6/2025	Reiterated Rating	$73.02	$90.00	Buy
PL Planet Labs PBC	6/5/2025	Reiterated Rating	$4.01	$8.00	Buy
COHR Coherent	5/29/2025	Boost Price Target	$78.06	$90.00	Buy
VSAT Viasat	5/22/2025	Lower Price Target	$10.01	$16.00	Buy
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	5/20/2025	Reiterated Rating	$5.99	$8.50	Buy
EXTR Extreme Networks	5/15/2025	Reiterated Rating	$15.97	$20.00	Buy
ANET Arista Networks	5/15/2025	Reiterated Rating	$97.86	$130.00	Buy
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RDCM Radcom	5/15/2025	Boost Price Target	$13.49	$18.00	Buy
PL Planet Labs PBC	5/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.91	$8.00	Buy
LTRX Lantronix	5/12/2025	Lower Price Target	$2.10	$4.50	Buy
ADTN ADTRAN	5/9/2025	Lower Price Target	$7.77	$12.00	Buy
ANET Arista Networks	5/7/2025	Lower Price Target	$91.10	$130.00	Buy
LITE Lumentum	5/7/2025	Lower Price Target	$64.42	$100.00	Buy
EXTR Extreme Networks	4/30/2025	Reiterated Rating	$13.16	$20.00	Buy
FFIV F5	4/29/2025	Reiterated Rating	$265.07	$320.00	Buy
HLIT Harmonic	4/29/2025	Reiterated Rating	$9.31	$14.00	Buy
COHR Coherent	4/28/2025	Reiterated Rating	$64.38	$85.00	Buy
RKLB Rocket Lab	4/25/2025	Initiated Coverage	$21.88	$28.00	Buy
CALX Calix	4/22/2025	Reiterated Rating	$33.26	$53.00	Buy
CLFD Clearfield	3/26/2025	Reiterated Rating	$32.00	$50.00	Buy
PL Planet Labs PBC	3/24/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.78	$8.00	Buy
KLTR Kaltura	3/14/2025	Reiterated Rating	$1.87	$3.00	Buy
CIEN Ciena	3/12/2025	Lower Price Target	$63.88	$90.00	Buy
ADTN ADTRAN	2/28/2025	Boost Price Target	$10.57	$14.00	Buy
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	2/26/2025	Reiterated Rating	$7.35	$8.50	Buy
ZM Zoom Communications	2/25/2025	Reiterated Rating	$81.10		Hold
BAND Bandwidth	2/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$17.46		Hold
RNG RingCentral	2/21/2025	Lower Price Target	$30.78	$36.00	Buy
ANET Arista Networks	2/19/2025	Reiterated Rating	$111.05	$145.00	Buy
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	2/13/2025	Reiterated Rating	$7.10	$8.50	Buy
HLIT Harmonic	2/11/2025	Lower Price Target	$11.12	$14.00	Buy
VSAT Viasat	2/10/2025	Reiterated Rating	$11.38	$19.00	Buy
LITE Lumentum	2/7/2025	Reiterated Rating	$92.67	$110.00	Buy
CLFD Clearfield	2/7/2025	Reiterated Rating	$36.94	$50.00	Buy
AUDC AudioCodes	2/5/2025	Boost Price Target	$10.66	$12.50	Buy
EGHT 8X8	2/5/2025	Boost Price Target	$2.84	$3.50	Buy
VIAV Viavi Solutions	1/31/2025	Upgrade	$10.00	$15.00	Buy
CALX Calix	1/30/2025	Reiterated Rating	$36.80	$45.00	Buy
EXTR Extreme Networks	1/30/2025	Reiterated Rating	$15.77	$20.00	Buy
PL Planet Labs PBC	1/30/2025	Boost Price Target	$5.53	$8.00	Buy
TWLO Twilio	1/28/2025	Boost Price Target	$139.13	$165.00	Buy
LTRX Lantronix	1/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.51	$5.50	Buy
AUDC AudioCodes	1/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$10.74	$11.00	Buy
VSAT Viasat	1/21/2025	Reiterated Rating	$8.89	$19.00	Buy
PL Planet Labs PBC	1/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$3.82	$5.00	Buy
KLTR Kaltura	1/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$2.30	$3.00	Buy
RDCM Radcom	1/17/2025	Reiterated Rating	$14.10	$16.00	Buy
CLFD Clearfield	1/16/2025	Reiterated Rating	$37.83	$50.00	Buy
ADTN ADTRAN	1/16/2025	Reiterated Rating	$10.13	$11.00	Buy
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	1/16/2025	Reiterated Rating	$6.60	$8.50	Buy
ZM Zoom Communications	1/10/2025	Reiterated Rating	$79.90		Hold

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