{"id":59824,"date":"2026-03-16T09:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingshealthcare-and-environmental-sectors-see-major-analyst-upgrades\/59824\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:14:09","slug":"brokerratingshealthcare-and-environmental-sectors-see-major-analyst-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingshealthcare-and-environmental-sectors-see-major-analyst-upgrades\/59824\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Healthcare and Environmental Sectors See Major Analyst Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Healthcare leads the charge with 3 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/CI\">CI<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/CVS\">CVS<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/ISRG\">ISRG<\/a>) recently rated strong buy by analysts on <strong>Wednesday<\/strong> and <strong>Thursday<\/strong>. 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