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Industrials also gained significant momentum on <strong>Thursday<\/strong> and <strong>Tuesday<\/strong> with key upgrades to <a href=\"\/stock\/UNP\">UNP<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/DOV\">DOV<\/a>. A high $756 price target for <a href=\"\/stock\/MA\">MA<\/a> suggests substantial continued bullish sentiment. However, mega-cap downgrades for <a href=\"\/stock\/LLY\">LLY<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/QCOM\">QCOM<\/a> on <strong>Monday<\/strong> signal increasing caution regarding high-valuation growth leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial Services lead the charge with 4 stocks (MA, NU, MSCI, BSAC) recently rated strong buy by analysts. 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