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Analyst Tracker/Brian Essex
JPM
Brian Essex
Wall Street Analyst
★★★☆☆
#1632
on 13Foresight · ranked by our own returns
51%
Success Rate
+13.7%
Average Return
23 of 45 calls profitable · -1.5% vs benchmark
📈 Across the calls we could measure, roughly 51% of Brian Essex's ratings turned a profit when each position was held for 2 year — averaging +13.7% per rating. These figures are computed by 13Foresight from historical prices, not supplied by the analyst.

Rating Distribution

81 Buy 41 Hold 16 Sell
Brian's Stock Coverage 41 ratings · 2026-06-19
Company Date Position Consensus Price Target 2-Yr Return
NTSK
Netskope, Inc.
Jun 05, 2026 BUY Strong Buy
+76.1% avg upside
18 analysts
$14.00
54.77% Upside
-6.2%
AI
C3ai
Jun 05, 2026 SELL Sell
+111.5% avg upside
24 analysts
-0.0%
GTLB
Gitlab
Jun 03, 2026 HOLD Buy
+50.4% avg upside
36 analysts
$32.00
20.39% Upside
-8.5%
PANW
Palo Alto Networks
Jun 03, 2026 BUY Strong Buy
-6.8% avg upside
73 analysts
$326.00
13.35% Upside
+0.6%
CRWD
CrowdStrike Holdings
Jun 02, 2026 BUY Strong Buy
-13.9% avg upside
59 analysts
$800.00
16.83% Upside
-11.2%
ESTC
Elastic
May 29, 2026 BUY Strong Buy
+44.5% avg upside
37 analysts
$80.00
35.63% Upside
-6.7%
S
SentinelOne
May 29, 2026 HOLD Strong Buy
+65.6% avg upside
63 analysts
$18.00
19.86% Upside
-10.6%
OKTA
Okta
May 29, 2026 BUY Strong Buy
+0.9% avg upside
55 analysts
$120.00
1.86% Upside
-5.7%
ZS
Zscaler
May 27, 2026 BUY Strong Buy
+76.9% avg upside
50 analysts
$205.00
64.24% Upside
+2.5%
RPD
Rapid7
May 11, 2026 HOLD Hold
+250.2% avg upside
29 analysts
$7.00
4.08% Upside
+2.0%
FROG
JFrog
May 08, 2026 BUY Strong Buy
-10.1% avg upside
29 analysts
$76.00
8.18% Downside
+15.3%
FTNT
Fortinet
May 07, 2026 SELL Buy
-36.4% avg upside
60 analysts
$75.00
48.12% Downside
-33.5%
QLYS
Qualys
May 06, 2026 SELL Hold
-8.3% avg upside
29 analysts
$87.00
21.74% Downside
-10.1%
IBM
International Business Machines
May 06, 2026 HOLD Buy
+0.0% avg upside
40 analysts
+17.1%
CHKP
Check Point
May 04, 2026 BUY Buy
+21.1% avg upside
47 analysts
$135.00
10.45% Upside
+6.1%
TENB
Tenable Holdings
Apr 30, 2026 BUY Strong Buy
+23.9% avg upside
27 analysts
$35.00
30.23% Upside
+39.9%
VRNS
Varonis Systems
Apr 29, 2026 BUY Strong Buy
+33.2% avg upside
36 analysts
$39.00
16.80% Upside
+20.6%
SAIL
SailPoint, Inc.
Mar 25, 2026 BUY Strong Buy
+54.4% avg upside
36 analysts
$22.00
65.08% Upside
+18.6%
CLBT
Cellebrite DI
Nov 13, 2025 BUY Strong Buy
+52.1% avg upside
15 analysts
$24.00
87.03% Upside
-33.6%
NABL
N-able
Jun 30, 2025 HOLD Buy
+186.0% avg upside
8 analysts
$9.00
194.11% Upside
-62.4%
LAW
CS Disco
Jul 02, 2024 SELL Buy
+329.1% avg upside
12 analysts
$5.00
44.03% Upside
+36.0%
TASK
TaskUs
Aug 09, 2022 HOLD Buy
+301.1% avg upside
14 analysts
$24.00
388.90% Upside
-12.9%
AVPT
AvePoint
Mar 21, 2022 HOLD Strong Buy
+51.4% avg upside
19 analysts
$7.00
32.84% Downside
+36.6%
ACN
Accenture
Mar 07, 2022 HOLD Strong Buy
+87.8% avg upside
41 analysts
$386.00
201.52% Upside
+30.8%
CTSH
Cognizant
Jan 09, 2022 BUY Buy
+72.6% avg upside
42 analysts
$104.00
138.05% Upside
-12.8%
TSE:GIB.A
CGI
Jan 09, 2022 SELL Buy
+40.4% avg upside
20 analysts
$109.00
25.70% Upside
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YOU
Clear Secure
Jul 25, 2021 HOLD Buy
-11.9% avg upside
14 analysts
$34.00
33.90% Downside
-49.3%
BSY
Bentley Systems
May 14, 2021 BUY Strong Buy
+59.0% avg upside
19 analysts
$50.00
70.19% Upside
-21.8%
DAVA
Endava
May 22, 2019 HOLD Hold
+920.7% avg upside
15 analysts
$37.00
1296.30% Upside
+169.0%
TSE:SHOP
Shopify
May 14, 2019 SELL Strong Buy
+86.5% avg upside
69 analysts
$295.62
92.21% Upside
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QTWO
Q2 Holdings
May 09, 2019 HOLD Strong Buy
+74.3% avg upside
26 analysts
$74.00
72.71% Upside
+37.2%
APPF
AppFolio
May 06, 2019 SELL Strong Buy
+62.4% avg upside
13 analysts
$82.00
45.94% Downside
-37.6%
GDDY
GoDaddy
May 03, 2019 BUY Strong Buy
+54.8% avg upside
34 analysts
$95.00
23.26% Upside
+7.7%
SABR
Sabre
May 01, 2019 HOLD Buy
+737.9% avg upside
19 analysts
$25.00
1229.81% Upside
+85.9%
CHGG
Chegg
Apr 30, 2019 HOLD Hold
+2422.2% avg upside
23 analysts
$40.00
3709.62% Upside
+153.4%
CNDT
Conduent
Feb 21, 2019 HOLD Buy
+595.1% avg upside
9 analysts
$16.00
1042.77% Upside
-66.9%
XELA
Exela Technologies
Jan 16, 2019 HOLD Strong Buy
+760172.8% avg upside
5 analysts
$4.50
40809.16% Upside
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SSNC
SS&C Technologies Holdings
Apr 27, 2018 BUY Strong Buy
+25.0% avg upside
21 analysts
$60.00
8.35% Downside
+6.2%
XRX
Xerox
Jan 12, 2017 BUY Sell
+533.9% avg upside
13 analysts
-14.1%
TSE:DSG
The Descartes Systems Group
Sep 08, 2016 HOLD Strong Buy
+52.7% avg upside
18 analysts
$32.53
65.90% Downside
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DXC
DXC Technology
May 20, 2015 HOLD Hold
+231.0% avg upside
22 analysts
$73.00
748.88% Upside
+174.5%
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Brian Essex — Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate are Brian Essex's stock ratings?
Based on the calls 13Foresight could measure, about 48% of Brian's ratings were profitable over a one-year hold, with an average return of +0.4% per rating, or -3.3% versus the S&P 500. We score every analyst the same way, from historical prices.
How is Brian ranked on 13Foresight?
Brian Essex is currently ranked #1632 with a 3-star rating. Our rank blends hit rate, average return versus the market, and how many calls we have to judge — so a long, consistent record outweighs a few lucky picks. It is our own calculation, updated daily.
Which stocks does Brian cover?
Brian most recently has ratings on NTSK, AI, GTLB, PANW, CRWD, ESTC, S, OKTA, ZS, RPD, FROG, FTNT and 29 more. See the full coverage table above for positions, price targets and our measured returns.
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