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Healthcare also gained significant momentum with strategic upgrades to <a href=\"\/stock\/ICLR\">ICLR<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/HSIC\">HSIC<\/a>. High price targets for Alphabet suggest substantial upside potential remains for mega-cap growth. However, <strong>Tuesday<\/strong> downgrades for <a href=\"\/stock\/RIO\">RIO<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/AFRM\">AFRM<\/a> signal caution in materials and fintech as valuations face increased scrutiny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology and Financials lead the charge with 4 stocks (GOOG, GOOGL, BLK, CBRE) recently rated strong buy by analysts on 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