Ryan Koontz Analyst PerformanceSenior Analyst at Needham & Company LLCRyan 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 88 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 StatisticsAnalyst RankingSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating MarketBeatAverage Return00.00% 12-Month ROISuccess Rate00.00% Profitable RatingsTotal Ratings192 Last 7 YearsBuy Recommendations88.02% 169 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered31 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution192RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Ryan Koontz.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.5%1 ratings Buy87.5%168 ratings Hold10.9%21 ratings Sell1.0%2 ratingsOut of 192 total stock ratings issued by Ryan Koontz at Needham & Company LLC, the majority (87.5%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 10.9% Hold, 1.0% Sell, and 0.5% Strong Buy.Best & Worst CallsBest Call000000.0%LITEMay 2025Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call000.0%RNGNov 2021Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNASDAQ67.7% of companies on NASDAQ21 companiesNYSE32.3% of companies on NYSE10 companiesRyan Koontz, an analyst at Needham & Company LLC, currently covers 31 companies listed on NASDAQ and NYSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageComputer and Technology27 companies87.1%Business Services2 companies6.5%Manufacturing1 company3.2%Aerospace1 company3.2%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 IndustriesIndustryPercentageINTERNET SOFTWARE8 companies25.8%COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENTS6 companies19.4%WIRELESS EQUIPMENT3 companies9.7%COMP - NETWORKS3 companies9.7%TECHNOLOGY SERVICES2 companies6.5%SATELLITE COMMUNICATION2 companies6.5%WIRELESS NON - US1 company3.2%GUIDED MISSILES AND SPACE VEHICLES AND PARTS1 company3.2%AEROSP/DEF EQ1 company3.2%ELEC - MISC COMPONENTS1 company3.2%ELEC COMP - SEMIC1 company3.2%COMM INFRASTRUCTURE1 company3.2%INTERNET SOFTWARE/SERVICES1 company3.2% About Ryan KoontzRyan 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.Follow on LinkedIn Ryan Koontz's Ratings History at Needham & Company LLC Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years All Time Timeframe Start Date End Date All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.Available with a MarketBeat All Access Subscription12-Month ROIUpgrade to All Access to use the All ROI Filter Export CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-MonthPrice TargetRating12-MonthPrice & ROIDetailsVSATViasat6/1/2026Boost Price Target$80.62$90.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICRNTCeragon Networks5/20/2026Reiterated Rating$2.53$3.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIYSSYork Space Systems5/18/2026Reiterated Rating$24.02$33.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIKLTRKaltura5/13/2026Reiterated Rating$1.45$3.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIHLITHarmonic5/12/2026Boost Price Target$12.83$18.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIRKLBRocket Lab5/11/2026Boost Price Target$105.31$120.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIANETArista Networks5/6/2026Reiterated Rating$170.18$185.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIADTNADTRAN5/6/2026Reiterated Rating$15.30$18.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFNFabrinet5/5/2026Reiterated Rating$720.37$800.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIEXTRExtreme Networks4/30/2026Boost Price Target$21.49$26.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROI Get the Latest News and Ratings for Your StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest headlines and analysts' recommendations for your stocks with our free daily email newsletter. CALXCalix4/23/2026Lower Price Target$42.49$62.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVSATViasat3/27/2026Boost Price Target$47.83$58.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIYSSYork Space Systems3/20/2026Lower Price Target$17.69$33.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPLPlanet Labs PBC3/20/2026Boost Price Target$27.07$40.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIKLTRKaltura3/17/2026Reiterated Rating$1.39$3.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICIENCiena3/5/2026Boost Price Target$280.47$370.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILITELumentum3/4/2026Boost Price Target$694.43$850.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICOHRCoherent3/4/2026Boost Price Target$279.69$330.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVIAVViavi Solutions3/2/2026Boost Price Target$29.71$36.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIAAOIApplied Optoelectronics2/27/2026Boost Price Target$53.69$80.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIRKLBRocket Lab2/27/2026Lower Price Target$69.10$95.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIADTNADTRAN2/26/2026Reiterated Rating$9.91$14.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIYSSYork Space Systems2/23/2026Initiated Coverage$25.77$42.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIHLITHarmonic2/20/2026Boost Price Target$10.73$17.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIANETArista Networks2/13/2026Boost Price Target$135.79$185.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIRDCMRadcom2/11/2026Reiterated Rating$11.86$18.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIGILTGilat Satellite Networks2/10/2026Reiterated Rating$15.04$20.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILTRXLantronix2/5/2026Boost Price Target$5.82$8.50Buy$0.0000.00% ROICOHRCoherent2/5/2026Reiterated Rating$211.12$235.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILITELumentum2/4/2026Boost Price Target$435.10$550.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFNFabrinet2/3/2026Reiterated Rating$499.83$540.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICALXCalix1/29/2026Lower Price Target$53.01$70.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIEXTRExtreme Networks1/29/2026Lower Price Target$15.02$21.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVIAVViavi Solutions1/29/2026Boost Price Target$21.03$28.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFFIVF51/28/2026Reiterated Rating$270.43Hold$0.0000.00% ROIVSATViasat1/21/2026Reiterated Rating$41.92$45.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIRKLBRocket Lab12/23/2025Boost Price Target$77.55$90.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPLPlanet Labs PBC12/11/2025Boost Price Target$13.02$22.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIAAOIApplied Optoelectronics12/11/2025Boost Price Target$34.98$43.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICIENCiena12/11/2025Boost Price Target$242.14$280.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROITesla. SolarCity. Twitter. This $4 stock is next. (Ad)Elon Musk has a clear pattern: when a supplier becomes mission-critical, he acquires it. He bought SolarCity for $2.6 billion and Twitter for $44 billion. Now one small company makes the equipment his Colossus supercomputer - a million GPUs consuming nearly $1 billion a month in power - cannot run without. Analyst Dylan Jovine has identified the name and ticker. For investors who own shares before a potential move, the math could be significant.See the stock Musk's acquisition pattern points to nextHLITHarmonic12/9/2025Reiterated Rating$10.31$15.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICIENCiena12/5/2025Boost Price Target$195.30$240.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICLFDClearfield11/26/2025Lower Price Target$28.03$45.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIRKLBRocket Lab11/25/2025Reiterated Rating$42.45$63.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIADTNADTRAN11/25/2025Reiterated Rating$7.35$12.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIKLTRKaltura11/25/2025Reiterated Rating$1.46$3.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIRDCMRadcom11/25/2025Reiterated Rating$12.36$18.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIGILTGilat Satellite Networks11/25/2025Reiterated Rating$11.32$16.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICALXCalix11/24/2025Reiterated Rating$53.82$82.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIEXTRExtreme Networks11/24/2025Reiterated Rating$17.31$24.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIGILTGilat Satellite Networks11/13/2025Boost Price Target$13.38$16.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIRDCMRadcom11/13/2025Reiterated Rating$13.32$18.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICRNTCeragon Networks11/12/2025Reiterated Rating$2.34$3.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIEXTRExtreme Networks11/12/2025Reiterated Rating$17.54$24.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIRKLBRocket Lab11/12/2025Boost Price Target$51.24$63.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVSATViasat11/11/2025Boost Price Target$36.98$45.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILTRXLantronix11/6/2025Boost Price Target$4.65$7.50Buy$0.0000.00% ROICOHRCoherent11/6/2025Boost Price Target$134.93$190.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILITELumentum11/5/2025Boost Price Target$188.36$235.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIHLITHarmonic11/4/2025Boost Price Target$10.67$15.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFNFabrinet11/4/2025Boost Price Target$443.73$540.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICALXCalix10/30/2025Boost Price Target$62.18$82.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVIAVViavi Solutions10/30/2025Boost Price Target$13.98$20.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFFIVF510/28/2025Reiterated Rating$290.41Hold$0.0000.00% ROIPLPlanet Labs PBC10/20/2025Boost Price Target$13.11$16.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILTRXLantronix9/30/2025Boost Price Target$4.49$5.50Buy$0.0000.00% ROICRNTCeragon Networks9/18/2025Reiterated Rating$2.35$3.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIANETArista Networks9/16/2025Boost Price Target$145.45$160.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPLPlanet Labs PBC9/9/2025Boost Price Target$9.70$12.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICIENCiena9/5/2025Boost Price Target$116.97$130.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIRKLBRocket Lab9/3/2025Reiterated Rating$49.31$55.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILTRXLantronix8/28/2025Reiterated Rating$3.71$4.50Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFNFabrinet8/19/2025Reiterated Rating$326.47$350.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICOHRCoherent8/14/2025Reiterated Rating$114.17$120.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILITELumentum8/13/2025Reiterated Rating$119.66$145.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIRKLBRocket Lab8/8/2025Reiterated Rating$44.21$55.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIEXTRExtreme Networks8/7/2025Boost Price Target$20.15$24.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICRNTCeragon Networks8/6/2025Lower Price Target$1.93$3.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIGILTGilat Satellite Networks8/6/2025Boost Price Target$9.15$11.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVSATViasat8/6/2025Boost Price Target$21.29$25.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIANETArista Networks8/6/2025Boost Price Target$118.08$155.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFFIVF57/31/2025Boost Price Target$298.99$345.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIHLITHarmonic7/29/2025Lower Price Target$9.14$12.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIAAOIApplied Optoelectronics7/25/2025Initiated Coverage$25.84$32.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICALXCalix7/22/2025Boost Price Target$55.54$70.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILITELumentum6/11/2025Boost Price Target$81.96$105.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICIENCiena6/6/2025Reiterated Rating$73.02$90.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPLPlanet Labs PBC6/5/2025Reiterated Rating$4.01$8.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICOHRCoherent5/29/2025Boost Price Target$78.06$90.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIVSATViasat5/22/2025Lower Price Target$10.01$16.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIJune 12: $100 Turns Into $100,000? 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Once the IPO happens, this pre-public opportunity disappears.Click here to see how to get ahead of the SpaceX IPOGILTGilat Satellite Networks5/20/2025Reiterated Rating$5.99$8.50Buy$00.0000.00% ROIEXTRExtreme Networks5/15/2025Reiterated Rating$15.97$20.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIANETArista Networks5/15/2025Reiterated Rating$97.86$130.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIRDCMRadcom5/15/2025Boost Price Target$13.49$18.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIPLPlanet Labs PBC5/14/2025Reiterated Rating$3.91$8.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROILTRXLantronix5/12/2025Lower Price Target$2.10$4.50Buy$0.0000.00% ROIADTNADTRAN5/9/2025Lower Price Target$7.77$12.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIANETArista Networks5/7/2025Lower Price Target$91.10$130.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROILITELumentum5/7/2025Lower Price Target$64.42$100.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIEXTRExtreme Networks4/30/2025Reiterated Rating$13.16$20.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIFFIVF54/29/2025Reiterated Rating$265.07$320.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIHLITHarmonic4/29/2025Reiterated Rating$9.31$14.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROICOHRCoherent4/28/2025Reiterated Rating$64.38$85.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIRKLBRocket Lab4/25/2025Initiated Coverage$21.88$28.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROICALXCalix4/22/2025Reiterated Rating$33.26$53.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROICLFDClearfield3/26/2025Reiterated Rating$32.00$50.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIPLPlanet Labs PBC3/24/2025Reiterated Rating$3.78$8.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIKLTRKaltura3/14/2025Reiterated Rating$1.87$3.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICIENCiena3/12/2025Lower Price Target$63.88$90.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIADTNADTRAN2/28/2025Boost Price Target$10.57$14.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIGILTGilat Satellite Networks2/26/2025Reiterated Rating$7.35$8.50Buy$00.0000.00% ROIZMZoom Communications2/25/2025Reiterated Rating$81.10Hold$00.0000.00% ROIBANDBandwidth2/21/2025Reiterated Rating$17.46Hold$00.0000.00% ROIRNGRingCentral2/21/2025Lower Price Target$30.78$36.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIANETArista Networks2/19/2025Reiterated Rating$111.05$145.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROIGILTGilat Satellite Networks2/13/2025Reiterated Rating$7.10$8.50Buy$00.0000.00% ROIHLITHarmonic2/11/2025Lower Price Target$11.12$14.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIVSATViasat2/10/2025Reiterated Rating$11.38$19.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROILITELumentum2/7/2025Reiterated Rating$92.67$110.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROICLFDClearfield2/7/2025Reiterated Rating$36.94$50.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIAUDCAudioCodes2/5/2025Boost Price Target$10.66$12.50Buy$0.0000.00% ROIEGHT8X82/5/2025Boost Price Target$2.84$3.50Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVIAVViavi Solutions1/31/2025Upgrade$10.00$15.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROICALXCalix1/30/2025Reiterated Rating$36.80$45.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIEXTRExtreme Networks1/30/2025Reiterated Rating$15.77$20.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIPLPlanet Labs PBC1/30/2025Boost Price Target$5.53$8.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROITWLOTwilio1/28/2025Boost Price Target$139.13$165.00Buy$000.0000.00% ROILTRXLantronix1/21/2025Reiterated Rating$3.51$5.50Buy$0.0000.00% ROIAUDCAudioCodes1/21/2025Reiterated Rating$10.74$11.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVSATViasat1/21/2025Reiterated Rating$8.89$19.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIPLPlanet Labs PBC1/17/2025Reiterated Rating$3.82$5.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIKLTRKaltura1/17/2025Reiterated Rating$2.30$3.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIRDCMRadcom1/17/2025Reiterated Rating$14.10$16.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROICLFDClearfield1/16/2025Reiterated Rating$37.83$50.00Buy$00.0000.00% ROIADTNADTRAN1/16/2025Reiterated Rating$10.13$11.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIGILTGilat Satellite Networks1/16/2025Reiterated Rating$6.60$8.50Buy$00.0000.00% ROIZMZoom Communications1/10/2025Reiterated Rating$79.90Hold$00.0000.00% ROI Stock Forecasts and Research Tools Today's Analyst Ratings U.S. Ratings U.K. Ratings Canadian Ratings All Upgrades All Downgrades All Initiations All Price Target Changes Top-Rated Stocks Top Rated Stocks Top-Rated Dividend Stocks Top-Rated Small-Cap Stocks Top-Rated Tech Stocks Most-Upgraded Stocks Most-Downgraded Stocks Lowest-Rated Stocks More Ratings Tools Stock Ratings by Issuer Top-Rated Analysts Top-Rated Brokerages Stock Ratings Screener Free Ratings Newsletter Price Forecasts for Popular Stocks Alphabet (Google) Stock ForecastAmazon Stock ForecastApple Stock ForecastMeta (Facebook) Stock ForecastMicrosoft Stock ForecastNetflix Stock ForecastNvidia Stock ForecastTesla Stock Forecast Top Stock Recommendations by BrokerageWall Street ZenUBS GroupCitigroupBarclaysWells Fargo & CompanyMorgan StanleyRoyal Bank Of CanadaJPMorgan Chase & Co.Jefferies Financial GroupThe Goldman Sachs GroupTD CowenTruist FinancialPiper SandlerStifel NicolausRaymond James Financial Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. 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