{"id":53562,"date":"2025-09-24T09:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-energy-utilities-lead-strong-buys-tech-consumer-face-downgrades\/53562\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:13:23","slug":"brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-energy-utilities-lead-strong-buys-tech-consumer-face-downgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-energy-utilities-lead-strong-buys-tech-consumer-face-downgrades\/53562\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Analyst Ratings: Energy &#038; Utilities Lead Strong Buys, Tech &#038; Consumer Face Downgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Energy\/Utilities leads the charge with ten stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/CEG\">CEG<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/KMI\">KMI<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/LNG\">LNG<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/NRG\">NRG<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/TRGP\">TRGP<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/VST\">VST<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/WMB\">WMB<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/AR\">AR<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/HP\">HP<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/XEL\">XEL<\/a>) recently rated strong buy by analysts across <strong>Monday<\/strong>, <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>, and <strong>Friday<\/strong>. Tech\/Semiconductors also saw upgrades to mega-cap <a href=\"\/stock\/ASML\">ASML<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/TSLA\">TSLA<\/a>, alongside <a href=\"\/stock\/ONTO\">ONTO<\/a>. Average target price upsides suggest continued momentum across these sectors. However, notable strong sell ratings on <a href=\"\/stock\/INTC\">INTC<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/KDP\">KDP<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/SYM\">SYM<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/DECK\">DECK<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/stock\/TGT\">TGT<\/a> signal caution in certain tech, consumer, and retail segments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy\/Utilities leads the charge with ten stocks (CEG, KMI, LNG, NRG, TRGP, VST, WMB, AR, HP, XEL) recently rated strong 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