{"id":52309,"date":"2025-08-25T09:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-update-energy-sector-surges-with-new-strong-buys\/52309\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:14:07","slug":"brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-update-energy-sector-surges-with-new-strong-buys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-update-energy-sector-surges-with-new-strong-buys\/52309\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Analyst Ratings Update: Energy Sector Surges with New Strong Buys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Energy leads the charge with 13 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/SLB\">SLB<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/NEE\">NEE<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/NRG\">NRG<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/VST\">VST<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/BKR%5D\">BKR<\/a> recently rated strong buy by analysts, primarily on <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>. Consumer Discretionary (<a href=\"\/stock\/RBLX\">RBLX<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/ULTA\">ULTA<\/a>) and diversified tech (<a href=\"\/stock\/ROP\">ROP<\/a>) also gained strong buy ratings. Average target prices indicate robust momentum. Conversely, retail (<a href=\"\/stock\/GAP\">GAP<\/a>) and delivery services (<a href=\"\/stock\/CART\">CART<\/a>) saw notable downgrades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy leads the charge with 13 stocks (SLB, NEE, NRG, VST, BKR recently rated strong buy by analysts, primarily on 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