{"id":57958,"date":"2026-01-22T10:13:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-tech-momentum-continues-utilities-face-headwinds\/57958\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:13:43","slug":"brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-tech-momentum-continues-utilities-face-headwinds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-tech-momentum-continues-utilities-face-headwinds\/57958\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Analyst Ratings: Tech Momentum Continues, Utilities Face Headwinds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Semiconductor and Tech sectors lead with 7 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/ARM\">ARM<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/AMAT\">AMAT<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/AVGO\">AVGO<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/KLAC\">KLAC<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/LRCX\">LRCX<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/MPWR\">MPWR<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/HON\">HON<\/a>) recently rated strong buy. 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