{"id":60674,"date":"2026-04-08T09:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsmarket-shift-utilities-and-value-giants-gain-as-tech-momentum-cools\/60674\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:13:05","slug":"brokerratingsmarket-shift-utilities-and-value-giants-gain-as-tech-momentum-cools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsmarket-shift-utilities-and-value-giants-gain-as-tech-momentum-cools\/60674\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Market Shift: Utilities and Value Giants Gain as Tech Momentum Cools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Utilities lead the charge with 3 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/NWE\">NWE<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/AQN\">AQN<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/BKH\">BKH<\/a>) recently rated strong buy by analysts on <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>. Mega-cap leaders <a href=\"\/stock\/AMD\">AMD<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/stock\/VZ\">VZ<\/a> also secured <strong>Thursday<\/strong> upgrades, highlighting a rotation into value. High target prices for <a href=\"\/stock\/AMD\">AMD<\/a> suggest significant upside momentum remains. However, <strong>Thursday<\/strong> downgrades for tech giants <a href=\"\/stock\/META\">META<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/AVGO\">AVGO<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/stock\/MU\">MU<\/a> signal a shift toward defensive positioning in large-cap portfolios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utilities lead the charge with 3 stocks (NWE, AQN, BKH) recently rated strong buy by analysts on Wednesday. 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