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Mega-cap leaders <a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a> also secured significant upgrades, signaling robust cash-flow expectations across diverse industries. High price targets for <a href=\"\/stock\/ADI\">ADI<\/a> on <strong>Thursday<\/strong> suggest semiconductor momentum continues. However, energy midstream downgrades for <a href=\"\/stock\/ENB\">ENB<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/TRP\">TRP<\/a> suggest a tactical rotation away from yield-heavy sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enterprise Software leads the charge with 3 stocks (ACN, WDAY, ZS) recently rated strong buy by analysts on Tuesday and 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