{"id":58970,"date":"2026-02-23T10:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsmega-cap-consumer-and-energy-sectors-see-analyst-surge\/58970\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:14:17","slug":"brokerratingsmega-cap-consumer-and-energy-sectors-see-analyst-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsmega-cap-consumer-and-energy-sectors-see-analyst-surge\/58970\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Mega-Cap Consumer and Energy Sectors See Analyst Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consumer sectors lead the charge with 5 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/EXPE\">EXPE<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/DECK\">DECK<\/a>) recently rated strong buy by analysts. Large-cap energy and healthcare also gained significant momentum through <strong>Friday<\/strong> with <a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/SYK\">SYK<\/a> upgrades. Average upside targets exceed 15% for these mega-caps. Conversely, tech heavyweights <a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a> were downgraded to hold, indicating a notable rotation out of legacy software positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consumer sectors lead the charge with 5 stocks (WMT, PG, MCD, EXPE, DECK) recently rated strong buy by analysts. 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