Sectors
- Technology
- Software
Research Coverage
- AvePoint, Inc. (AVPT)
- NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT)
- OneSpan Inc. (OSPN)
- Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNS)
- Zscaler, Inc. (ZS)
Biography
Erik Suppiger joined B. Riley Securities in March 2025 as a Senior Research Analyst covering enterprise software and now serves as Managing Director. Previously, he was a Managing Director and Equity Research Analyst covering cybersecurity and IT infrastructure at Citizens JMP for more than 12 years. Prior to Citizens JMP, Mr. Suppiger was a Managing Director and Research Analyst at Signal Hill Capital, covering Internet infrastructure technology and services, and prior to that, he was a managing director and research analyst at Pacific Growth Equities. Mr. Suppiger was also previously a Research Analyst at J.P. Morgan, and earlier in his career, he was a Research Associate at the Deutsche Bank DMG Technology Group and Hambrecht & Quist.
In 2021, Mr. Suppiger was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by TipRanks with a 2020 average return per recommendation of 31%. Earlier in his career, he ranked second among all stock pickers in the Communications Equipment category in the Thomson Reuters Analyst Awards. Prior to that, Mr. Suppiger was ranked by StarMine as the top stock picker in both the Communications Equipment category and the Internet Software & Services category and among the top stock pickers in the Software category. He also placed first in the Telecommunications Equipment category and second in the Internet & Computer Services category in the annual "Best on the Street" analyst survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal.
Mr. Suppiger holds a B.S. in business administration from the Boston University School of Management.