{"id":59741,"date":"2026-03-13T09:13:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingshealthcare-and-industrial-giants-lead-recent-analyst-upgrades\/59741\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:13:25","slug":"brokerratingshealthcare-and-industrial-giants-lead-recent-analyst-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingshealthcare-and-industrial-giants-lead-recent-analyst-upgrades\/59741\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Healthcare and Industrial Giants Lead Recent Analyst Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Healthcare leads the charge with 5 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/CI\">CI<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/CVS\">CVS<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/ISRG\">ISRG<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/GILD\">GILD<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/VRTX\">VRTX<\/a>) recently rated strong buy by analysts between <strong>Tuesday<\/strong> and <strong>Thursday<\/strong>. Mega-cap industrial and retail leaders <a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/CTAS\">CTAS<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/stock\/AJG\">AJG<\/a> also secured bullish upgrades on <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>. Average price targets for <a href=\"\/stock\/ISRG\">ISRG<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/VRTX\">VRTX<\/a> suggest substantial upside momentum. Conversely, aggressive downgrades for consumer staples <a href=\"\/stock\/GIS\">GIS<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/CPB\">CPB<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/stock\/CAG\">CAG<\/a> signal significant caution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Healthcare leads the charge with 5 stocks (CI, CVS, ISRG, GILD, VRTX) recently rated strong buy by analysts between Tuesday 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