{"id":58267,"date":"2026-02-05T10:14:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-large-cap-strong-buys-dominate-recent-activity\/58267\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T10:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:14:19","slug":"brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-large-cap-strong-buys-dominate-recent-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsanalyst-ratings-large-cap-strong-buys-dominate-recent-activity\/58267\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Analyst Ratings: Large-Cap Strong Buys Dominate Recent Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technology and Consumer Services sectors show strength with several large-cap strong buy ratings this week. On <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>, <a href=\"\/stock\/ABNB\">ABNB<\/a> (Airbnb Inc.), <a href=\"\/stock\/BR\">BR<\/a> (Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.), <a href=\"\/stock\/GEV\">GEV<\/a> (GE Vernova Inc.), <a href=\"\/stock\/NET\">NET<\/a> (Cloudflare Inc. Class A), and <a href=\"\/stock\/VRSK\">VRSK<\/a> (Verisk Analytics Inc.) were upgraded. <strong>Tuesday<\/strong> saw <a href=\"\/stock\/FDX\">FDX<\/a> (FedEx Corporation) receive a strong buy, while <strong>Monday<\/strong> featured <a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a> (McDonald&#39;s Corporation), <a href=\"\/stock\/SHOP\">SHOP<\/a> (Shopify Inc.), and <a href=\"\/stock\/NGLOY\">NGLOY<\/a> (Anglo American P) upgrades. This broad analyst confidence suggests continued momentum for these market leaders, though <a href=\"\/stock\/CF\">CF<\/a> (CF Industries Holdings Inc.) in Chemicals saw a notable strong sell downgrade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology and Consumer Services sectors show strength with several large-cap strong buy ratings this week. 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