Ryan Koontz

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 89 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 — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance Statistics

Average Return
00.00% 12-Month ROI
Success Rate
00.00% Profitable Ratings
Total Ratings
196 Last 7 Years
Buy Recommendations
88.27% 173 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered
31 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

RatingPercentageCount
Strong Buy0.5%0 ratings
Buy87.8%172 ratings
Hold10.7%21 ratings
Sell1.0%1 ratings

Out of 196 total stock ratings issued by Ryan Koontz at Needham & Company LLC, the majority (87.8%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 10.7% Hold, 1.0% Sell, and 0.5% Strong Buy.

Exchange Coverage

ExchangePercentageCount
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 IconSectorPercentage
Computer and Technology
27 companies
87.1%
Business Services
2 companies
6.5%
Manufacturing
1 company
3.2%
Aerospace
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 Manufacturing companies.

Coverage Industries

IndustryPercentage
INTERNET SOFTWARE
8 companies
25.8%
COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENTS
6 companies
19.4%
WIRELESS EQUIPMENT
3 companies
9.7%
COMP - NETWORKS
3 companies
9.7%
SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
2 companies
6.5%
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
2 companies
6.5%
WIRELESS NON - US
1 company
3.2%
GUIDED MISSILES AND SPACE VEHICLES AND PARTS
1 company
3.2%
AEROSP/DEF EQ
1 company
3.2%
ELEC - MISC COMPONENTS
1 company
3.2%
ELEC COMP - SEMIC
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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Ryan Koontz's Ratings History at Needham & Company LLC

Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.
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CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-Month
Price Target
Rating12-Month
Price & ROI
Details
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
6/23/2026Reiterated Rating$459.83$600.00Buy
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
6/9/2026Reiterated Rating$895.40$1,040.00Buy
Planet Labs PBC stock logo
PL
Planet Labs PBC
6/5/2026Boost Price Target$43.45$53.00Buy
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
6/4/2026Boost Price Target$535.48$600.00Buy
Viasat Inc. stock logo
VSAT
Viasat
6/1/2026Boost Price Target$80.62$90.00Buy
Ceragon Networks Ltd. stock logo
CRNT
Ceragon Networks
5/20/2026Reiterated Rating$2.53$3.00Buy
York Space Systems Inc. stock logo
YSS
York Space Systems
5/18/2026Reiterated Rating$24.02$33.00Buy
Kaltura, Inc. stock logo
KLTR
Kaltura
5/13/2026Reiterated Rating$1.45$3.00Buy
Harmonic Inc. stock logo
HLIT
Harmonic
5/12/2026Boost Price Target$12.83$18.00Buy
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
5/11/2026Boost Price Target$105.31$120.00Buy
Arista Networks, Inc. stock logo
ANET
Arista Networks
5/6/2026Reiterated Rating$170.18$185.00Buy
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. stock logo
ADTN
ADTRAN
5/6/2026Reiterated Rating$15.30$18.00Buy
Fabrinet stock logo
FN
Fabrinet
5/5/2026Reiterated Rating$720.37$800.00Buy
Extreme Networks, Inc. stock logo
EXTR
Extreme Networks
4/30/2026Boost Price Target$21.49$26.00Buy
Calix, Inc stock logo
CALX
Calix
4/23/2026Lower Price Target$42.49$62.00Buy
Viasat Inc. stock logo
VSAT
Viasat
3/27/2026Boost Price Target$47.83$58.00Buy
York Space Systems Inc. stock logo
YSS
York Space Systems
3/20/2026Lower Price Target$17.69$33.00Buy
Planet Labs PBC stock logo
PL
Planet Labs PBC
3/20/2026Boost Price Target$27.07$40.00Buy
Kaltura, Inc. stock logo
KLTR
Kaltura
3/17/2026Reiterated Rating$1.39$3.00Buy
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
3/5/2026Boost Price Target$280.47$370.00Buy
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
3/4/2026Boost Price Target$694.43$850.00Buy
Coherent Corp. stock logo
COHR
Coherent
3/4/2026Boost Price Target$279.69$330.00Buy
Viavi Solutions Inc. stock logo
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
3/2/2026Boost Price Target$29.71$36.00Buy
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. stock logo
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
2/27/2026Boost Price Target$53.69$80.00Buy
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
2/27/2026Lower Price Target$69.10$95.00Buy
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. stock logo
ADTN
ADTRAN
2/26/2026Reiterated Rating$9.91$14.00Buy
York Space Systems Inc. stock logo
YSS
York Space Systems
2/23/2026Initiated Coverage$25.77$42.00Buy
Harmonic Inc. stock logo
HLIT
Harmonic
2/20/2026Boost Price Target$10.73$17.00Buy
Arista Networks, Inc. stock logo
ANET
Arista Networks
2/13/2026Boost Price Target$135.79$185.00Buy
Radcom Ltd. stock logo
RDCM
Radcom
2/11/2026Reiterated Rating$11.86$18.00Buy
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. stock logo
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
2/10/2026Reiterated Rating$15.04$20.00Buy
Lantronix, Inc. stock logo
LTRX
Lantronix
2/5/2026Boost Price Target$5.82$8.50Buy
Coherent Corp. stock logo
COHR
Coherent
2/5/2026Reiterated Rating$211.12$235.00Buy
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
2/4/2026Boost Price Target$435.10$550.00Buy
Fabrinet stock logo
FN
Fabrinet
2/3/2026Reiterated Rating$499.83$540.00Buy
Calix, Inc stock logo
CALX
Calix
1/29/2026Lower Price Target$53.01$70.00Buy
Extreme Networks, Inc. stock logo
EXTR
Extreme Networks
1/29/2026Lower Price Target$15.02$21.00Buy
Viavi Solutions Inc. stock logo
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
1/29/2026Boost Price Target$21.03$28.00Buy
F5, Inc. stock logo
FFIV
F5
1/28/2026Reiterated Rating$270.43Hold
Viasat Inc. stock logo
VSAT
Viasat
1/21/2026Reiterated Rating$41.92$45.00Buy
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Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
12/23/2025Boost Price Target$77.55$90.00Buy
Planet Labs PBC stock logo
PL
Planet Labs PBC
12/11/2025Boost Price Target$13.02$22.00Buy
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. stock logo
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
12/11/2025Boost Price Target$34.98$43.00Buy
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
12/11/2025Boost Price Target$242.14$280.00Buy
Harmonic Inc. stock logo
HLIT
Harmonic
12/9/2025Reiterated Rating$10.31$15.00Buy
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
12/5/2025Boost Price Target$195.30$240.00Buy
Clearfield, Inc. stock logo
CLFD
Clearfield
11/26/2025Lower Price Target$28.03$45.00Buy
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
11/25/2025Reiterated Rating$42.45$63.00Buy
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. stock logo
ADTN
ADTRAN
11/25/2025Reiterated Rating$7.35$12.00Buy
Kaltura, Inc. stock logo
KLTR
Kaltura
11/25/2025Reiterated Rating$1.46$3.00Buy
Radcom Ltd. stock logo
RDCM
Radcom
11/25/2025Reiterated Rating$12.36$18.00Buy
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. stock logo
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
11/25/2025Reiterated Rating$11.32$16.00Buy
Calix, Inc stock logo
CALX
Calix
11/24/2025Reiterated Rating$53.82$82.00Buy
Extreme Networks, Inc. stock logo
EXTR
Extreme Networks
11/24/2025Reiterated Rating$17.31$24.00Buy
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. stock logo
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
11/13/2025Boost Price Target$13.38$16.00Buy
Radcom Ltd. stock logo
RDCM
Radcom
11/13/2025Reiterated Rating$13.32$18.00Buy
Ceragon Networks Ltd. stock logo
CRNT
Ceragon Networks
11/12/2025Reiterated Rating$2.34$3.00Buy
Extreme Networks, Inc. stock logo
EXTR
Extreme Networks
11/12/2025Reiterated Rating$17.54$24.00Buy
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
11/12/2025Boost Price Target$51.24$63.00Buy
Viasat Inc. stock logo
VSAT
Viasat
11/11/2025Boost Price Target$36.98$45.00Buy
Lantronix, Inc. stock logo
LTRX
Lantronix
11/6/2025Boost Price Target$4.65$7.50Buy
Coherent Corp. stock logo
COHR
Coherent
11/6/2025Boost Price Target$134.93$190.00Buy
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
11/5/2025Boost Price Target$188.36$235.00Buy
Harmonic Inc. stock logo
HLIT
Harmonic
11/4/2025Boost Price Target$10.67$15.00Buy
Fabrinet stock logo
FN
Fabrinet
11/4/2025Boost Price Target$443.73$540.00Buy
Calix, Inc stock logo
CALX
Calix
10/30/2025Boost Price Target$62.18$82.00Buy
Viavi Solutions Inc. stock logo
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
10/30/2025Boost Price Target$13.98$20.00Buy
F5, Inc. stock logo
FFIV
F5
10/28/2025Reiterated Rating$290.41Hold
Planet Labs PBC stock logo
PL
Planet Labs PBC
10/20/2025Boost Price Target$13.11$16.00Buy
Lantronix, Inc. stock logo
LTRX
Lantronix
9/30/2025Boost Price Target$4.49$5.50Buy
Ceragon Networks Ltd. stock logo
CRNT
Ceragon Networks
9/18/2025Reiterated Rating$2.35$3.00Buy
Arista Networks, Inc. stock logo
ANET
Arista Networks
9/16/2025Boost Price Target$145.45$160.00Buy
Planet Labs PBC stock logo
PL
Planet Labs PBC
9/9/2025Boost Price Target$9.70$12.00Buy
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
9/5/2025Boost Price Target$116.97$130.00Buy
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
9/3/2025Reiterated Rating$49.31$55.00Buy
Lantronix, Inc. stock logo
LTRX
Lantronix
8/28/2025Reiterated Rating$3.71$4.50Buy
Fabrinet stock logo
FN
Fabrinet
8/19/2025Reiterated Rating$326.47$350.00Buy
Coherent Corp. stock logo
COHR
Coherent
8/14/2025Reiterated Rating$114.17$120.00Buy
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
8/13/2025Reiterated Rating$119.66$145.00Buy
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
8/8/2025Reiterated Rating$44.21$55.00Buy
Extreme Networks, Inc. stock logo
EXTR
Extreme Networks
8/7/2025Boost Price Target$20.15$24.00Buy
Ceragon Networks Ltd. stock logo
CRNT
Ceragon Networks
8/6/2025Lower Price Target$1.93$3.00Buy
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. stock logo
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
8/6/2025Boost Price Target$9.15$11.00Buy
Viasat Inc. stock logo
VSAT
Viasat
8/6/2025Boost Price Target$21.29$25.00Buy
Arista Networks, Inc. stock logo
ANET
Arista Networks
8/6/2025Boost Price Target$118.08$155.00Buy
F5, Inc. stock logo
FFIV
F5
7/31/2025Boost Price Target$298.99$345.00Buy
Harmonic Inc. stock logo
HLIT
Harmonic
7/29/2025Lower Price Target$9.14$12.00Buy
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. stock logo
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
7/25/2025Initiated Coverage$25.84$32.00Buy
Calix, Inc stock logo
CALX
Calix
7/22/2025Boost Price Target$55.54$70.00Buy
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
6/11/2025Boost Price Target$81.96$105.00Buy
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Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
6/6/2025Reiterated Rating$73.02$90.00Buy
Planet Labs PBC stock logo
PL
Planet Labs PBC
6/5/2025Reiterated Rating$4.01$8.00Buy
Coherent Corp. stock logo
COHR
Coherent
5/29/2025Boost Price Target$78.06$90.00Buy
Viasat Inc. stock logo
VSAT
Viasat
5/22/2025Lower Price Target$10.01$16.00Buy
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. stock logo
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
5/20/2025Reiterated Rating$5.99$8.50Buy
Extreme Networks, Inc. stock logo
EXTR
Extreme Networks
5/15/2025Reiterated Rating$15.97$20.00Buy
Arista Networks, Inc. stock logo
ANET
Arista Networks
5/15/2025Reiterated Rating$97.86$130.00Buy
Radcom Ltd. stock logo
RDCM
Radcom
5/15/2025Boost Price Target$13.49$18.00Buy
Planet Labs PBC stock logo
PL
Planet Labs PBC
5/14/2025Reiterated Rating$3.91$8.00Buy
Lantronix, Inc. stock logo
LTRX
Lantronix
5/12/2025Lower Price Target$2.10$4.50Buy
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. stock logo
ADTN
ADTRAN
5/9/2025Lower Price Target$7.77$12.00Buy
Arista Networks, Inc. stock logo
ANET
Arista Networks
5/7/2025Lower Price Target$91.10$130.00Buy
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
5/7/2025Lower Price Target$64.42$100.00Buy
Extreme Networks, Inc. stock logo
EXTR
Extreme Networks
4/30/2025Reiterated Rating$13.16$20.00Buy
F5, Inc. stock logo
FFIV
F5
4/29/2025Reiterated Rating$265.07$320.00Buy
Harmonic Inc. stock logo
HLIT
Harmonic
4/29/2025Reiterated Rating$9.31$14.00Buy
Coherent Corp. stock logo
COHR
Coherent
4/28/2025Reiterated Rating$64.38$85.00Buy
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
4/25/2025Initiated Coverage$21.88$28.00Buy
Calix, Inc stock logo
CALX
Calix
4/22/2025Reiterated Rating$33.26$53.00Buy
Clearfield, Inc. stock logo
CLFD
Clearfield
3/26/2025Reiterated Rating$32.00$50.00Buy
Planet Labs PBC stock logo
PL
Planet Labs PBC
3/24/2025Reiterated Rating$3.78$8.00Buy
Kaltura, Inc. stock logo
KLTR
Kaltura
3/14/2025Reiterated Rating$1.87$3.00Buy
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
3/12/2025Lower Price Target$63.88$90.00Buy
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. stock logo
ADTN
ADTRAN
2/28/2025Boost Price Target$10.57$14.00Buy
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. stock logo
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
2/26/2025Reiterated Rating$7.35$8.50Buy
Zoom Communications, Inc. stock logo
ZM
Zoom Communications
2/25/2025Reiterated Rating$81.10Hold
Bandwidth Inc. stock logo
BAND
Bandwidth
2/21/2025Reiterated Rating$17.46Hold
RingCentral, Inc. stock logo
RNG
RingCentral
2/21/2025Lower Price Target$30.78$36.00Buy
Arista Networks, Inc. stock logo
ANET
Arista Networks
2/19/2025Reiterated Rating$111.05$145.00Buy
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. stock logo
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
2/13/2025Reiterated Rating$7.10$8.50Buy
Harmonic Inc. stock logo
HLIT
Harmonic
2/11/2025Lower Price Target$11.12$14.00Buy
Viasat Inc. stock logo
VSAT
Viasat
2/10/2025Reiterated Rating$11.38$19.00Buy
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
2/7/2025Reiterated Rating$92.67$110.00Buy
Clearfield, Inc. stock logo
CLFD
Clearfield
2/7/2025Reiterated Rating$36.94$50.00Buy
AudioCodes Ltd. stock logo
AUDC
AudioCodes
2/5/2025Boost Price Target$10.66$12.50Buy
8x8 Inc stock logo
EGHT
8X8
2/5/2025Boost Price Target$2.84$3.50Buy
Viavi Solutions Inc. stock logo
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
1/31/2025Upgrade$10.00$15.00Buy
Calix, Inc stock logo
CALX
Calix
1/30/2025Reiterated Rating$36.80$45.00Buy
Extreme Networks, Inc. stock logo
EXTR
Extreme Networks
1/30/2025Reiterated Rating$15.77$20.00Buy
Planet Labs PBC stock logo
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1/30/2025Boost Price Target$5.53$8.00Buy
Twilio Inc. stock logo
TWLO
Twilio
1/28/2025Boost Price Target$139.13$165.00Buy
Lantronix, Inc. stock logo
LTRX
Lantronix
1/21/2025Reiterated Rating$3.51$5.50Buy
AudioCodes Ltd. stock logo
AUDC
AudioCodes
1/21/2025Reiterated Rating$10.74$11.00Buy
Viasat Inc. stock logo
VSAT
Viasat
1/21/2025Reiterated Rating$8.89$19.00Buy
Planet Labs PBC stock logo
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1/17/2025Reiterated Rating$3.82$5.00Buy
Kaltura, Inc. stock logo
KLTR
Kaltura
1/17/2025Reiterated Rating$2.30$3.00Buy
Radcom Ltd. stock logo
RDCM
Radcom
1/17/2025Reiterated Rating$14.10$16.00Buy
Clearfield, Inc. stock logo
CLFD
Clearfield
1/16/2025Reiterated Rating$37.83$50.00Buy
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. stock logo
ADTN
ADTRAN
1/16/2025Reiterated Rating$10.13$11.00Buy
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. stock logo
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
1/16/2025Reiterated Rating$6.60$8.50Buy
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Zoom Communications, Inc. stock logo
ZM
Zoom Communications
1/10/2025Reiterated Rating$79.90Hold