{"id":52423,"date":"2025-08-29T10:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-spotlight-tech-and-biotech-lead-strong-buys-amidst-retail-caution\/52423\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:29:13","slug":"brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-spotlight-tech-and-biotech-lead-strong-buys-amidst-retail-caution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-spotlight-tech-and-biotech-lead-strong-buys-amidst-retail-caution\/52423\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Analyst Ratings Spotlight: Tech and Biotech Lead Strong Buys Amidst Retail Caution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technology and Biotech sectors lead with multiple strong buy ratings over the past three days. Notable large-cap upgrades include <a href=\"\/stock\/QCOM\">QCOM<\/a> (market cap ~$173.50B), <a href=\"\/stock\/AMD\">AMD<\/a> (market cap ~$273.57B), <a href=\"\/stock\/MDB\">MDB<\/a> (market cap ~$25.93B), and <a href=\"\/stock\/OKTA\">OKTA<\/a> (market cap ~$16.21B). Average target prices suggest continued momentum in these growth areas, aligning with reports of the technology sector leading market gains in July 2025. However, downgrades in retail (<a href=\"\/stock\/GES\">GES<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/SCVL\">SCVL<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/SKX\">SKX<\/a>) and fintech (<a href=\"\/stock\/BILL\">BILL<\/a>, market cap ~$5.07B) signal selective caution in consumer-facing and mid-cap growth sectors, despite the broader market setting new highs in August 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology and Biotech sectors lead with multiple strong buy ratings over the past three days. 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