{"id":59483,"date":"2026-03-06T10:13:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsfinancial-services-and-mega-cap-tech-lead-recent-analyst-upgrades-2\/59483\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:13:57","slug":"brokerratingsfinancial-services-and-mega-cap-tech-lead-recent-analyst-upgrades-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsfinancial-services-and-mega-cap-tech-lead-recent-analyst-upgrades-2\/59483\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Financial Services and Mega-Cap Tech Lead Recent Analyst Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Financial Services leads the charge with 3 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/AIG\">AIG<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/CME\">CME<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/PIPR\">PIPR<\/a>) recently rated strong buy by analysts. <strong>Thursday<\/strong> saw mega-cap <a href=\"\/stock\/META\">META<\/a> upgraded, while <strong>Wednesday<\/strong> highlighted retail strength in <a href=\"\/stock\/TGT\">TGT<\/a>. 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