Managed Care leads the charge with 3 stocks (HUM, CNC, ELV) recently rated strong buy by analysts on Thursday. Energy giants also gained significant traction on Friday with major upgrades to OXY and VLO. Humana’s aggressive target price of $441 suggests substantial upside as the sector reaches an earnings floor. However, heavy-weight mining downgrades for BHP and RIO signal a cautious outlook for global industrial materials.
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